Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica was 55% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 2.4 pts from 2018.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica, 2004 to 2019
All 10 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2018 | 52.6 |
| 2017 | 54.4 |
| 2016 | 51.7 |
| 2015 | 51.3 |
| 2014 | 50.3 |
| 2013 | 47.5 |
| 2012 | 46.7 |
| 2011 | 44.7 |
| 2004 | 25.8 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
What is the latest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"tertiary_enrolment_gross","place":"cr"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=tertiary_enrolment_gross&place=crQuestions
What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica was 55% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 2.4 pts from 2018.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Costa Rica?
55% in 2019, the highest value since 2004 in this series.