Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Burkina Faso
1.6%
in 2024
Costa Rica
1.9%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
89th
Costa Rica rank
87th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 122 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th and Costa Rica ranks 87th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, female (%). 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