Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Latest (2007)
0.4%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
29th
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2004
All-time low
0.4%
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
Costa Rica recorded 0.4% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2007.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over five years.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.4% | — |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +56.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -12.0% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 26 Serbia 0.6%
- 27 Hungary 0.5%
- 28 Italy 0.4%
- 30 Bulgaria 0.3%
- 31 Montenegro 0.3%
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2%
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 0.4% 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 0.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 35 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release