Tertiary enrolment as a share of the population of tertiary age; it can exceed 100% because of students outside the age range.
Costa Rica has no recent figure on this series; the comparison shows the countries that report it.
Regional comparison
Costa Rica
no recent figure
gross ratio, % (UNESCO UIS)
Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.
Over time
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Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.
| # | Country | Tertiary enrolment | Year | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 80% | 2023 | +3.6 pp | |
| 2 | Ecuador | 67.9% | 2023 | +8 pp | |
| 3 | Colombia | 59.3% | 2022 | +1 pp | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 57.7% | 2024 | −0.6 pp | |
| 5 | Panama | 53.7% | 2023 | −4.1 pp | |
| 6 | Mexico | 48.2% | 2024 | +0.7 pp | |
| 7 | El Salvador | 32.8% | 2024 | +0.5 pp | |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 30.4% | 2023 | +12.4 pp | |
| 9 | Guatemala | 27.3% | 2023 | +4.7 pp | |
| 10 | Honduras | 23.3% | 2024 | −2 pp |
Source and citation
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), “Tertiary enrolment”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.
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