Chile vs Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Chile
3.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica
3.7%
in 2023
Chile rank
94th
Costa Rica rank
97th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3.9% against 3.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 94th and Costa Rica ranks 97th of 121 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.4% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 5.2% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.2% | 0.2% | 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, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 3.9% against 3.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 94th 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