Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate was 55.02 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
55.02
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
73rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
55.02
in 2019
All-time low
8.59
in 1970
Years of data
29
1970–2019

Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

1020304050601970199420191970: 8.61971: 9.41972: 10.11973: 11.21978: 211979: 21.31980: 20.71981: 21.41982: 211983: 20.71984: 211985: 22.11986: 23.21987: 25.11988: 251989: 26.51990: 26.61991: 28.51992: 30.92004: 25.82011: 44.72012: 46.72013: 47.52014: 50.32015: 51.32016: 51.72017: 54.42018: 52.62019: 55

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tertiary gross enrollment rate in Costa Rica is 55.02, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 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, tertiary gross enrollment rate in Costa Rica peaked at 55.02 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.59, in 1970.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.6 8.59 21.32 6
1980s 22.68 20.66 26.53 10
1990s 28.67 26.6 30.92 3
2000s 25.81 25.81 25.81 1
2010s 50.47 44.67 55.02 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 70 Israel 56.26 compare
  2. 71 Montenegro 55.17 compare
  3. 72 Romania 55.17 compare
  4. 74 North Macedonia 55.01 compare
  5. 75 Slovak Republic 54.47 compare
  6. 76 Algeria 54.43 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places β†’

More gender data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is tertiary gross enrollment rate in Costa Rica?
Tertiary gross enrollment rate in Costa Rica was 55.02 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest tertiary gross enrollment rate recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 55.02 in 2019.
What is the lowest tertiary gross enrollment rate recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8.59 in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for tertiary gross enrollment rate?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is tertiary gross enrollment rate 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 29 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/tertiary-gross-enrollment-rate/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/tertiary-gross-enrollment-rate/costa-rica/">Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate in Costa Rica</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
194 places, 6,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.