Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
1.6%
in 2023
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Madagascar rank
90th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.8% against 1.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Madagascar ranks 90th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 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 1.8% against 1.6% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Madagascar ranks 90th 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