Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.8221 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 0.8221 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9499 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5598 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 63 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5862 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5946 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5684 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5925 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5948 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5598 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9151 GPIA | +63.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8832 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9499 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9174 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8221 GPIA | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5827 GPIA | 0.5598 GPIA | 0.5948 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9164 GPIA | 0.8832 GPIA | 0.9499 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.8221 GPIA | 0.8221 GPIA | 0.8221 GPIA | 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 0.8221 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 0.9499 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5598 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 63 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 46.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release