Costa Rica vs Sweden: Urban population, primary education and below

Costa Rica
0.6%
in 2021
Sweden
0.6%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Sweden rank
26th

Urban population, primary education and below over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
0.20.30.40.50.60.7198920052021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 26th of 98 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Costa Rica
2010s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, primary education and below, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Costa Rica, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in urban population, primary education and below between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for urban population, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 26th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed