Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 82.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 82.9% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica peaked at 88.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.6% | — |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.3% | 87.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.2% | 88.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 82.9% | 84.3% | 4 |
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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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica was 82.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release