Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica is 1.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Costa Rica peaked at 2.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 122 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 | 0.2% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +138.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +145.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +43.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 84 Singapore 1.9% compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 1.9% compare
- 86 Uzbekistan 1.9% compare
- 88 Morocco 1.8% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 1.6% compare
- 90 Mozambique 1.6% compare
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 1.9% 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 2.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th 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 2.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release