Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent 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 or equivalent 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% |
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
- 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 0.3% 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