Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s was 20.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
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 20.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 26.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … female Bachelor urban s in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.3% | — |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +55.8% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | -22.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 59% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 20.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female Bachelor urban s in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +55.8% | 16.7% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.2% | 16.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.6% | 26.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 20.2% | 25.9% | 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 20.2% 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 26.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 86 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 down 22.6%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release