Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica, 2001–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 55th of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +55.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -40.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.