Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid was 1 in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
1
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 25 countries
All-time high
1
in 2006
All-time low
0.957
in 2004
Years of data
11
2001–2012

Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica, 2001–2012

00.20.40.60.812001200620122001: 0.9882002: 0.9692003: 0.9612004: 0.9572005: 0.992006: 12007: 0.9762008: 0.962009: 0.9812010: 0.9982012: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica peaked at 1 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.957, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2001 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2001 0.9875
2002 0.969 -1.9%
2003 0.9609 -0.8%
2004 0.957 -0.4%
2005 0.9904 +3.5%
2006 1 +1.0%
2007 0.9762 -2.4%
2008 0.9598 -1.7%
2009 0.9814 +2.2%
2010 0.998 +1.7%
2012 1 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9758 0.957 1 9
2010s 0.999 0.998 1 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 compare
  2. 1 Brazil 1 compare
  3. 1 Dominican Republic 1 compare
  4. 1 El Salvador 1 compare
  5. 1 Honduras 1 compare
  6. 1 Jordan 1 compare
  7. 1 Mexico 1
  8. 1 Philippines 1 compare

See the full ranking of 25 places →

More reference data data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica?
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica was 1 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2006.
What is the lowest individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.957 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 25 countries with data for 2012.
Is individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica. Statizoid. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/individuals-with-tertiary-education-as-a-share-of-public-paid-employees-by-occupation/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 CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/individuals-with-tertiary-education-as-a-share-of-public-paid-employees-by-occupation/costa-rica/">Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Individuals with tertiary Education as a share of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 253 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed