Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 9.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 64th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.7% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +7.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.2%, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.2%, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.2% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 3 |
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 7.8% 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 9.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 122 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 down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Health and Welfare programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release