Australia vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
1.4%
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
96th
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.6% against 1.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 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, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.6% against 1.4% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 96th and Costa Rica ranks 93rd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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
February 2026 Data Release