Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.3345 LPIA in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
0.3345 LPIA
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
56th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.3345 LPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.2885 LPIA
in 2001
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2006, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica stood at 0.3345 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 56th out of 72 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2885 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.3025 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3326 LPIA | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3021 LPIA | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3135 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3345 LPIA | +6.7% |
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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 0.3345 LPIA 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 0.3345 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2885 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 72 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 16.0%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release