Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 15.1% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
15.1%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
85th
of 98 countries
All-time high
15.5%
in 2018
All-time low
11.4%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2001–2019

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Costa Rica, 2001–2019

0510152001201020192001: 13.4 %2002: 12.3 %2007: 13.7 %2010: 11.4 %2011: 12.4 %2015: 12.9 %2016: 13.1 %2017: 14.4 %2018: 15.5 %2019: 15.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Costa Rica stood at 15.1%.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Costa Rica peaked at 15.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2010.

Costa Rica ranks 85th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.1% 12.3% 13.7% 3
2010s 13.5% 11.4% 15.5% 7

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 82 Lesotho, Kingdom of 15.4% compare
  2. 83 Honduras 15.2% compare
  3. 84 Cyprus 15.1% compare
  4. 86 Palestine 14.7% compare
  5. 87 Guyana 14.2% compare
  6. 88 Argentina 13.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Costa Rica?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Costa Rica was 15.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2010.
How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Costa Rica ranks 85th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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