Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 2.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 121 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 | 1.8% | — |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +112.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 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 2.5% 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 2.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 121 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 112.2%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release