Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 34.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica is 34.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica peaked at 35.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 57th out of 113 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 | 31.9% | — |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 28.6% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.8% | 32.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 28.6% | 33.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.7% | 35.5% | 4 |
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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 science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Costa Rica was 34.7% 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 35.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 113 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 5.6%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release