Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.27 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.27 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9222 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.9222 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9288 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.06 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.23 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.28 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.25 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.27 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 0.9222 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9288 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 5 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica was 1.27 GPIA 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 1.29 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9222 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 88 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 9.6%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release