Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.1809 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2002–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica is 0.1809 LPIA, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.308 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1757 LPIA, in 2004.
Costa Rica ranks 50th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1998 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.1757 LPIA | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2396 LPIA | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2593 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2283 LPIA | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.308 LPIA | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2724 LPIA | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2372 LPIA | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2504 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1809 LPIA | -27.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1809 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.417 LPIA, 43% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1809 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1809 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2205 LPIA | 0.1757 LPIA | 0.2593 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.267 LPIA | 0.2372 LPIA | 0.308 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1809 LPIA | 0.1809 LPIA | 0.1809 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica was 0.1809 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.308 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1757 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release