Costa Rica: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Costa Rica

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 54.72
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2019
 Average 30.24
 Min - Max 8.59 - 54.72
 Source UNESCO
The latest value from 2019 is 54.72 percent, an increase from 52.87 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 47.63 percent, based on data from 129 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1970 to 2019 is 30.24 percent. The minimum value, 8.59 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 54.72 percent was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Costa Rica - Tertiary school enrollment - Recent values chart

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Costa Rica - Tertiary school enrollment - historical chart - 1970-2019




The tertiary school enrollment in Costa Rica is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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