Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 74.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica stood at 74.7%.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica peaked at 77.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 24th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.6% | — |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 74.1% | 77.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 72.7% | 77.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 71.6% | 74.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 74.7% 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 77.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 122 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 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release