Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9875 GPIA in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
0.9875 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
44th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9875 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.8819 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
6
2001–2006
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica, 2001–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9875 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2006. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.915 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8858 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9236 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8819 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9548 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9875 GPIA | +3.4% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 41 Canada 1.01 GPIA compare
- 42 South Africa 1.01 GPIA compare
- 43 Greece 0.9938 GPIA
- 45 Netherlands 0.9863 GPIA
- 46 Chile 0.979 GPIA
- 47 Namibia 0.9645 GPIA compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica was 0.9875 GPIA in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9875 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8819 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 75 countries with data for 2006.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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