Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant gender was 0.641 GPIA in 2007. ▲ Rising
Latest (2007)
0.641 GPIA
Change on year
down 28.1%
World rank
34th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.8912 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.6059 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2007, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica stood at 0.641 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Master non-immigrant gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6059 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.6516 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.692 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8912 GPIA | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 0.641 GPIA | -28.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.641 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.08 GPIA, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 31 Greece 0.8046 GPIA
- 32 Honduras 0.7904 GPIA
- 33 Luxembourg 0.7191 GPIA
- 35 Switzerland 0.6281 GPIA
- 36 Rwanda 0.322 GPIA
- 37 Ghana 0.3163 GPIA
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 0.641 GPIA 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 0.8912 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6059 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 37 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release