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in a place with the perfect mix of education and culture

Costa Rica in numbers

6.5%

of the world's biodiversity

7.6%

GDP in education

9.9%

GDP in health

1948

army abolition

51,100km

total area

5M

population

97.4%

literacy rate

Headquarters

of the best university in Central America and #24 in Latin America according to QS World University Rankings

1st

destination in Latin America for US students according to the Institute of International Education (IIE)

2nd

innovation economy in Latin America and the Caribbean according to Global Organization for the Intellectual Property, Cornell University and the INSEAD

+12.500

graduates in STEM careers

Costa Rica is well known for investing in education instead of an army, since its abolition in 1948. We maintain the highest standards with great alliances with universities around the world, and a tradition of democracy, which defends health, education, and the search for self-improvement as pillars of development.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health

Engineering

Natural Sciences

Mathematics

Business & Management

Hospitality

Law

Humanities

Environmental Studies

Computer Science & IT

Media

Education

Art, Design & Architecture

Agriculture & Forestry

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