Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.3805 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica is 0.3805 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 59.9% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3805 GPIA, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.518 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.6882 GPIA | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6488 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6624 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9489 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3805 GPIA | -59.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3805 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3805 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4399 GPIA, 87% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7047 GPIA | 0.518 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9489 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 0.9489 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.3805 GPIA | 0.3805 GPIA | 0.3805 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 49 Chile 0.4399 GPIA compare
- 50 South Korea 0.437 GPIA compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 0.4251 GPIA
- 53 Malta 0.3676 GPIA compare
- 54 Vietnam 0.353 GPIA
- 55 Jordan 0.3332 GPIA
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 0.3805 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3805 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 59 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 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release