Costa Rica: Tertiary school enrollment

The latest value from 2019 is 55.02 percent, an increase from 52.61 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 50.27 percent, based on data from 128 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 2004 to 2019 is 48 percent. The minimum value, 25.81 percent, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 55.02 percent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Costa Rica is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: 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.