Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.9194 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9194 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9686 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5698 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 77 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5793 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6144 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6448 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6335 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6209 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5698 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9499 GPIA | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9345 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9665 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9194 GPIA | -5.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9194 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9194 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9194 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6105 GPIA | 0.5698 GPIA | 0.6448 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 GPIA | 0.9345 GPIA | 0.9686 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9194 GPIA | 0.9194 GPIA | 0.9194 GPIA | 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 0.9194 GPIA 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 0.9686 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5698 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 77 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 61.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release