Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
2.0%
in 2018
Costa Rica
2.2%
in 2019
Brazil rank
80th
Costa Rica rank
79th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 97 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Brazil as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 80th and Costa Rica ranks 79th of 97 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.