Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 3.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, 2001–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.5% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 3.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 48th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +43.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +48.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 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 3.5% 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 3.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 67 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 83.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release