Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 47th of 112 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +107.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +47.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release