Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica is 0.3%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
That places Costa Rica 51st out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +59.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -42.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +61.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -58.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 30% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2020, 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 0.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release