Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 10,874 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
10,874 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
58th
of 140 countries
All-time high
11,794 number
in 2012
All-time low
8,281 number
in 2004
Years of data
10
2004–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Costa Rica, 2004–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k2004201120192004: 8.3k number2011: 9.8k number2012: 11.8k number2013: 11.5k number2014: 9.6k number2015: 10.6k number2016: 10.4k number2017: 10.0k number2018: 10.5k number2019: 10.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 10,874 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Costa Rica peaked at 11,794 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,281 number, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 58th out of 140 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,281 number 8,281 number 8,281 number 1
2010s 10,564 number 9,597 number 11,794 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 55 Sweden 12,995 number compare
  2. 56 Netherlands 11,352 number compare
  3. 57 Azerbaijan 11,201 number compare
  4. 59 Dominican Republic 10,024 number compare
  5. 60 El Salvador 9,997 number compare
  6. 61 Niger 9,884 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places β†’

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All data for Costa Rica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Costa Rica?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Costa Rica was 10,874 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 11,794 number in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 8,281 number in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).