Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 21.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 21.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 22.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2016.
That places Costa Rica 10th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.2% | — |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.2% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 17.9% | 22.3% | 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 21.6% 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 22.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 124 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 33.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release