How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?

8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Costa Rica

0.0%

in 2019

United States of America

0.0%

in 2016

Costa Rica rank

44th

United States of America rank

44th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Costa Rica
United States of America

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 44th and United States of America ranks 44th of 108 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	United States of America
2010s	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	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 United States of America?: Costa Rica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and United States of America?: 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Costa Rica ranks 44th and United States of America ranks 44th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 108 places, 1,285 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.