Brazil vs Costa Rica: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total

Brazil
0.3%
in 2021
Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2021
Brazil rank
50th
Costa Rica rank
53rd

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 113 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Costa Rica
2000s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Costa Rica
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Costa Rica
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher working-age population with post-secondary education, total, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in working-age population with post-secondary education, total between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
29 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Brazil ranks 50th and Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). 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 with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed