Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica stood at 8.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 9.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 91st of 124 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.1% | — |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 9.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 8.5% 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 9.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 91st 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 26.3%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release