Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.5323 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
Costa Rica recorded 0.5323 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5323 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1837 LPIA, in 1973.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 87 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 | 0.1837 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.304 LPIA | +65.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3074 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3565 LPIA | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3241 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3392 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3479 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.354 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3588 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3949 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3974 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3928 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4314 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4564 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4839 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4523 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4089 LPIA | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4374 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4303 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.475 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4902 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4895 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4896 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5323 LPIA | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1837 LPIA | 0.1837 LPIA | 0.1837 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.343 LPIA | 0.304 LPIA | 0.3949 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4323 LPIA | 0.3928 LPIA | 0.4839 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4953 LPIA | 0.475 LPIA | 0.5323 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 (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 0.5323 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 0.5323 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1837 LPIA in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 87 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 16.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release