Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.01 GPIA in 2007. ▬ Flat
Latest (2007)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.9719 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
5
2003–2007
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, 2003–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2007.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.9719 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.3% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 26 Cyprus 1.08 GPIA
- 27 Spain 1.06 GPIA
- 28 Montenegro 1.06 GPIA
- 30 Luxembourg 1.01 GPIA
- 31 Greece 1 GPIA
- 32 Netherlands 0.9691 GPIA
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 1.01 GPIA in 2007, 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 1.07 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9719 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2007.
- 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release