School enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: School enrollment, tertiary was 55.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica, 2004–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2019, school enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica stood at 55.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica peaked at 55.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 192 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.
School enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.8% | — |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +73.1% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 44.7% | 55.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Costa Rica was 55.0% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.