Costa Rica vs Portugal: Working-age population with primary education, total

Costa Rica
0.3%
in 2021
Portugal
0.3%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
34th
Portugal rank
32nd

Working-age population with primary education, total over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
00.20.40.6198620032021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Costa Rica
2000s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Portugal
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher working-age population with primary education, total, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in working-age population with primary education, total between Costa Rica and Portugal?
0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
14 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for working-age population with primary education, total?
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 32nd of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Working-age population with primary 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 primary 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