Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 16.5% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
16.5%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
82nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
16.5%
in 2006
All-time low
13.6%
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 %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2006. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.6% | — |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.0%, 40% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 16.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.5%, 81% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Costa Rica was 16.5% 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 16.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 111 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 21.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release