Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.4103 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4103 LPIA
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
48th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.4131 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1522 LPIA
in 1973
Years of data
23
1973–2024
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 0.4103 LPIA.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4131 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1522 LPIA, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 48th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1522 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2712 LPIA | +78.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2932 LPIA | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3088 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2801 LPIA | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2883 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.321 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2884 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3276 LPIA | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3323 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3277 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.354 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3681 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3493 LPIA | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3458 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3015 LPIA | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3377 LPIA | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3257 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3592 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3701 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4131 LPIA | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.391 LPIA | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4103 LPIA | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1522 LPIA | 0.1522 LPIA | 0.1522 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3012 LPIA | 0.2712 LPIA | 0.3323 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3387 LPIA | 0.3015 LPIA | 0.3681 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3887 LPIA | 0.3592 LPIA | 0.4131 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 0.4103 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 0.4131 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1522 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 91 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 11.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release