Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4695 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica stood at 0.4695 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4695 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1682 LPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1682 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2885 LPIA | +71.5% |
| 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% |
| 2007 | 0.3212 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3649 LPIA | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3904 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3688 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3699 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3736 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4122 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4164 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4004 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3535 LPIA | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3891 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3757 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4188 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4281 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4501 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4386 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4695 LPIA | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1682 LPIA | 0.1682 LPIA | 0.1682 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3278 LPIA | 0.2885 LPIA | 0.3904 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3844 LPIA | 0.3535 LPIA | 0.4164 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.441 LPIA | 0.4188 LPIA | 0.4695 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica was 0.4695 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4695 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1682 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 short-cycle 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