Costa Rica vs Zambia: Working-age population with primary education, rural

Costa Rica
0.4%
in 2021
Zambia
0.5%
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
29th
Zambia rank
26th

Working-age population with primary education, rural over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 26th of 96 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% 0.2% Costa Rica
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Costa Rica
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher working-age population with primary education, rural, Costa Rica or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in working-age population with primary education, rural between Costa Rica and Zambia?
0.1%, 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 with primary education, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 26th of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural 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 primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed