Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 3.2% 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 3.2% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 127.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 3.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 50th out of 65 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.1% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +47.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +94.5% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 3.2% 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 3.3% in 2018.
- 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 50th out of 65 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 127.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release