Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant both was 1.2% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Latest (2007)
1.2%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
34th
of 38 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 2004
All-time low
1.1%
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 1.2%, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 13.5% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.1% | — |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +42.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -15.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.7%, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 31 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.0%
- 32 Serbia 1.6%
- 33 Montenegro 1.5%
- 35 Ghana 1.0%
- 36 Rwanda 0.5%
- 37 Honduras 0.4%
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 1.2% 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 1.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 38 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release