Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.2%
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2024
All-time low
11.2%
in 2004
Years of data
6
2003–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16.2% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 16.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.2% | — |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- 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)
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 16.2% 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 16.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release