Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.4603 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2005–2020
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 0.4603 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4603 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2248 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 56 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.2619 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2664 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.353 LPIA | +32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3776 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2248 LPIA | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3538 LPIA | +57.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4603 LPIA | +30.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.4603 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.4603 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1978 LPIA, 2.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2641 LPIA | 0.2619 LPIA | 0.2664 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3273 LPIA | 0.2248 LPIA | 0.3776 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4603 LPIA | 0.4603 LPIA | 0.4603 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 0.4603 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 0.4603 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2248 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 56 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 up 72.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release