Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.3946 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica stood at 0.3946 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3946 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2488 LPIA, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2488 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.2872 LPIA | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2914 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2723 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2536 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3007 LPIA | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2757 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3683 LPIA | +33.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3461 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3475 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3364 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3594 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3946 LPIA | +9.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3946 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 78% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3946 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.279 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2757 LPIA | 0.2488 LPIA | 0.3007 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3496 LPIA | 0.3364 LPIA | 0.3683 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.377 LPIA | 0.3594 LPIA | 0.3946 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica was 0.3946 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3946 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2488 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release