Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 12.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica is 12.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 16.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14.0% | — |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 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 12.7% 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 16.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 32 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release