Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica is 0.4%, measured in 2023. 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 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 50th out of 120 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 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 years (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 0.4% 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 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 120 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 52.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release