Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 17.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica stood at 17.1%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica peaked at 17.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 98th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.4% | — |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 15.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.7% | 17.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica was 17.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release