Costa Rica vs Zambia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2021
Zambia
0.5%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
57th
Zambia rank
56th

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
00.20.40.6198920052021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 108 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% Costa Rica
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Costa Rica
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below, Costa Rica or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below between Costa Rica and Zambia?
0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Zambia ranks 56th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Working-age population, aged 15-64, 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
Working-age population, aged 15-64, 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
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed