Belize vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Belize
3.2%
in 2024
Costa Rica
3.7%
in 2023
Belize rank
100th
Costa Rica rank
97th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.7% against 3.2% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 100th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 121 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 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, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 3.7% against 3.2% in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Belize ranks 100th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). 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