Costa Rica vs Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Costa Rica
3.7%
in 2023
Cuba
3.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
97th
Cuba rank
95th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Cuba ranks 95th of 121 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 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, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Cuba ranks 95th 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