Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Costa Rica
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Costa Rica was 28.2% in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 36 countries in 2025.
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Costa Rica, 1987 to 2025
All 39 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.2 |
| 2024 | 27.8 |
| 2023 | 25.3 |
| 2022 | 25.3 |
| 2021 | 24.6 |
| 2020 | 25.1 |
| 2019 | 25.1 |
| 2018 | 22.6 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2015 | 23.1 |
| 2014 | 23.5 |
| 2013 | 23.3 |
| 2012 | 23.2 |
| 2011 | 21.6 |
| 2010 | 21 |
| 2009 | 23.4 |
| 2008 | 22.3 |
| 2007 | 21.8 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2005 | 20.8 |
| 2004 | 19.8 |
| 2003 | 19.2 |
| 2002 | 18.4 |
| 2001 | 17.8 |
| 2000 | 16.4 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 1998 | 17.3 |
| 1997 | 14.8 |
| 1996 | 13.4 |
| 1995 | 14.5 |
| 1994 | 13.5 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1992 | 12.2 |
| 1991 | 10.8 |
| 1990 | 11.9 |
| 1989 | 11.7 |
| 1988 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 10.1 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64
- EU countries by tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64
Definition
People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is tertiary (ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8: short-cycle tertiary, bachelor's or equivalent, master's or equivalent, and doctoral), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64. Measured by national labour force surveys.
Includes short-cycle tertiary programmes such as US associate degrees, so it is higher than the US bachelors_degree_share, which also covers everyone aged 25 and over.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlCitation styles
APA 7
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA) (Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Costa Rica, 1987 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP
MLA 9
OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA), Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Costa Rica, 1987 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/costa-rica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA). Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Costa Rica, 1987 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/costa-rica.
Harvard
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA), Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Costa Rica, 1987 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{organisation_tertiary_education_attainment_ages_2025,
author = {{Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development}},
title = {{OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD\_EAG\_LSO\_EA@DF\_LSO\_NEAC\_DISTR\_EA): Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, Costa Rica, 1987 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_EAG_LSO_EA%40DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-education-attainment-25-64/costa-rica. Publisher attribution: OECD. OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD\_EAG\_LSO\_EA@DF\_LSO\_NEAC\_DISTR\_EA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ\&df[id]=DSD\_EAG\_LSO\_EA\%40DF\_LSO\_NEAC\_DISTR\_EA\&df[ag]=OECD.EDU.IMEP. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html.},
}
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What is the tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Costa Rica?
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Costa Rica was 28.2% in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 0.4 pts from 2024. That is the 33rd highest of 36 countries in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Education at a Glance: share of 25 to 64 year-olds with tertiary education, ISCED 2011 levels 5 to 8 (DSD_EAG_LSO_EA@DF_LSO_NEAC_DISTR_EA). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64 in Costa Rica?
28.2% in 2025, the highest value since 1987 in this series.