Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher was 16.3% in 2006. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Costa Rica, 2001–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 16.3% for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in 2006. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 79th out of 110 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.9% | — |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.2%
- 77 Italy 19.0% compare
- 78 Romania 18.7% compare
- 80 Tunisia 16.1%
- 81 India 16.1% compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 15.3% 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 share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Costa Rica?
- Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher in Costa Rica was 16.3% in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of the population with post-secondary education or higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of the population with post-secondary education or higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 110 countries with data for 2006.
- Is share of the population with post-secondary education or higher rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with post-secondary education or higher. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed post-secondary or tertiary education.