Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.11 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8709 GPIA, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 108 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 … Bachelor gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8809 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8709 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8709 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8959 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9421 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9687 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9935 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.11 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9196 GPIA | 0.8709 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 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 1.11 GPIA 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 1.11 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8709 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 108 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 11.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release