Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 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 Bachelor's or equivalent 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% |
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
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release