Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 3.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Costa Rica, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Costa Rica stood at 3.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Costa Rica peaked at 3.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +48.2% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 7 |
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 arts in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Costa Rica was 3.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.