Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
1.3%
in 2023
Madagascar
1.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Madagascar rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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