Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 10.7% 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 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica peaked at 10.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 88th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 7.0% | — |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +23.7% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.2% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 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 10.7% 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 10.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 122 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 66.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release