Average age, primary education and below in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average age, primary education and below was 38.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
38.03
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 105 countries
All-time high
38.33
in 2016
All-time low
28.87
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Average age, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2021, average age, primary education and below in Costa Rica stood at 38.03.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 38.33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.87, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 46th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.87 | 29.87 | 29.87 | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.34 | 28.87 | 31.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.2 | 30.48 | 34.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.47 | 32.01 | 38.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.73 | 37.43 | 38.03 | 2 |
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More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
- Average age, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 38.03 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.33 in 2016.
- What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.87 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average age, primary education and below?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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