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 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 3.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 66th out of 101 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +139.7% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +124.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +41.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -49.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +51.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
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 2019, 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 3.0% in 2015.
- 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 66th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.