Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 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's or equivalent 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (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