Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 98,110 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
98,110 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
57th
of 105 countries
All-time high
99,946 number
in 2017
All-time low
88,820 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Costa Rica, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Costa Rica stood at 98,110 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 57th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 88,820 number | — |
| 2014 | 98,927 number | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 99,413 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97,552 number | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 99,946 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 96,360 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 98,110 number | +1.8% |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Costa Rica?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Costa Rica was 98,110 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99,946 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,820 number in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 105 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.