Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% on the previous year and down 77.0% 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, 0.2%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 39 Philippines 0.3%
- 40 Romania 0.2% compare
- 41 Chile 0.2% compare
- 43 Viet Nam 0.1%
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
- 45 Indonesia 0.1% compare
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 0.2% 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 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 49 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 77.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release