Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6% in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
0.6%
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2004
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2007
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2003–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica is 0.6%, measured in 2007.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 24.0% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.5% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +63.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +22.8% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2007.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release