Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 111 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 8 Madagascar 1.4% compare
- 9 Mauritius 1.4% compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.4% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.3% compare
- 13 Seychelles 1.3% compare
- 14 Namibia 1.3% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % 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 1.3% 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 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 111 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 70.5%. 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release