Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.2% 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 1.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 3.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +143.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +102.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +83.4% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +44.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +66.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -30.7% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1.2% 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 3.5% 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 100th 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 49.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release