Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
2.5%
in 2023
Uruguay
2.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
87th
Uruguay rank
88th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 88th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release