Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16.8% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 22.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 112 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 both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.4% | — |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +79.3% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -22.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 16.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 16.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.4%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both 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 | +79.3% | 12.7% | 22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 16.8% | 21.6% | 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 16.8% 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 22.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 112 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 26.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release