Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted was 1.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 70.0%
World rank
26th
of 72 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2001
Years of data
5
2001–2016
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica stood at 1.0%.
The figure is up 70.0% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 2.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +529.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -70.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +70.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 92% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 87% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 23 South Korea 1.1%
- 24 British Virgin Islands 1.1% compare
- 25 Brunei 1.1% compare
- 27 China 1.0%
- 27 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 27 Thailand 1.0% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 1.0% compare
- 27 Vietnam 1.0% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
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 1.0% in 2016, 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 2.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release