Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica is 1.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Costa Rica peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.2% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 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 1.2% 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 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st out of 121 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 1.3%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release