Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.336 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
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 0.336 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.8% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9279 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.336 GPIA, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5146 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.59 GPIA | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6453 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9279 GPIA | +43.8% |
| 2020 | 0.336 GPIA | -63.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.336 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 50% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.336 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4369 GPIA, 77% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5833 GPIA | 0.5146 GPIA | 0.6453 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9279 GPIA | 0.9279 GPIA | 0.9279 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.336 GPIA | 0.336 GPIA | 0.336 GPIA | 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 0.336 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 0.9279 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.336 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th 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 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release