Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female was 5,346 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
5,346
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
94th
of 127 countries
All-time high
6,944
in 2016
All-time low
4,855
in 2015
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Costa Rica, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 5,346 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in 2019.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 94th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,470 | — |
| 2014 | 4,964 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 4,855 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6,944 | +43.0% |
| 2017 | 5,805 | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 5,065 | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 5,346 | +5.5% |
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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 7 programmes, female in Costa Rica?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female in Costa Rica was 5,346 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6,944 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,855 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 7 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release