Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master non-immigrant s in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master non-immigrant s was 1.5% in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
1.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
36th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2004
All-time low
1.3%
in 2003
Years of data
5
2003–2007
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2003–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica is 1.5%, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over five years.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master non-immigrant s in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.3% | — |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +38.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -1.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.5%, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 33 Mongolia 2.2%
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.9%
- 35 Ghana 1.6%
- 37 Montenegro 1.3%
- 38 Rwanda 0.7%
- 39 Tanzania 0.5%
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 1.5% in 2007, 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 1.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 40 countries with data for 2007.
- 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release