What is start of the academic school year in Costa Rica?

Start of the academic school year in Costa Rica was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019.

What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.

How does Costa Rica rank for start of the academic school year?

Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.

Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Start of the academic school year in Costa Rica

Name: Start of the academic school year in Costa Rica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Start of the academic school year was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

2,019 tertiary education

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

1st

of 206 countries

All-time high

2,019 tertiary education

in 2019

All-time low

1,970 tertiary education

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

Start of the academic school year in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 2,019 tertiary education for start of the academic school year in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Costa Rica peaked at 2,019 tertiary education in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,970 tertiary education, in 1970.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Start of the academic school year in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Start of the academic school year (tertiary education) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year	tertiary education	Change
1970	1,970 tertiary education	—
1971	1,971 tertiary education	+0.1%
1972	1,972 tertiary education	+0.1%
1973	1,973 tertiary education	+0.1%
1974	1,974 tertiary education	+0.1%
1975	1,975 tertiary education	+0.1%
1976	1,976 tertiary education	+0.1%
1977	1,977 tertiary education	+0.1%
1978	1,978 tertiary education	+0.1%
1979	1,979 tertiary education	+0.1%
1980	1,980 tertiary education	+0.1%
1981	1,981 tertiary education	+0.1%
1982	1,982 tertiary education	+0.1%
1983	1,983 tertiary education	+0.1%
1984	1,984 tertiary education	+0.1%
1985	1,985 tertiary education	+0.1%
1986	1,986 tertiary education	+0.1%
1987	1,987 tertiary education	+0.1%
1988	1,988 tertiary education	+0.1%
1989	1,989 tertiary education	+0.1%
1990	1,990 tertiary education	+0.1%
1991	1,991 tertiary education	+0.1%
1992	1,992 tertiary education	+0.1%
1993	1,993 tertiary education	+0.1%
1994	1,994 tertiary education	+0.1%
1995	1,995 tertiary education	+0.1%
1996	1,996 tertiary education	+0.1%
1997	1,997 tertiary education	+0.1%
1998	1,998 tertiary education	+0.1%
1999	1,999 tertiary education	+0.1%
2000	2,000 tertiary education	+0.1%
2001	2,001 tertiary education	+0.1%
2002	2,002 tertiary education	+0.0%
2003	2,003 tertiary education	+0.0%
2004	2,004 tertiary education	+0.0%
2005	2,005 tertiary education	+0.0%
2006	2,006 tertiary education	+0.0%
2007	2,007 tertiary education	+0.0%
2008	2,008 tertiary education	+0.0%
2009	2,009 tertiary education	+0.0%
2010	2,010 tertiary education	+0.0%
2011	2,011 tertiary education	+0.0%
2012	2,012 tertiary education	+0.0%
2013	2,013 tertiary education	+0.0%
2014	2,014 tertiary education	+0.0%
2015	2,015 tertiary education	+0.0%
2016	2,016 tertiary education	+0.0%
2017	2,017 tertiary education	+0.0%
2018	2,018 tertiary education	+0.0%
2019	2,019 tertiary education	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1,974 tertiary education	1,970 tertiary education	1,979 tertiary education	10
1980s	1,984 tertiary education	1,980 tertiary education	1,989 tertiary education	10
1990s	1,994 tertiary education	1,990 tertiary education	1,999 tertiary education	10
2000s	2,004 tertiary education	2,000 tertiary education	2,009 tertiary education	10
2010s	2,014 tertiary education	2,010 tertiary education	2,019 tertiary education	10

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

1 Bhutan 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Cambodia 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Malaysia 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Monaco 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Peru 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Seychelles 2,019 tertiary education compare
1 Sri Lanka 2,019 tertiary education compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is start of the academic school year in Costa Rica?: Start of the academic school year in Costa Rica was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 2,019 tertiary education in 2019.
What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 1,970 tertiary education in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for start of the academic school year?: Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Start of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit: tertiary education
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 206 places, 9,667 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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