Population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
44th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1990
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.367 % of population with high edcuation1990: 0.371 % of population with high edcuation1991: 0.365 % of population with high edcuation1992: 0.348 % of population with high edcuation1993: 0.336 % of population with high edcuation1994: 0.329 % of population with high edcuation1995: 0.345 % of population with high edcuation1996: 0.342 % of population with high edcuation1997: 0.347 % of population with high edcuation1998: 0.331 % of population with high edcuation1999: 0.333 % of population with high edcuation2000: 0.349 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.346 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.348 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.348 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.345 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.341 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.344 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.344 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.336 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.339 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.339 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.318 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.322 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.305 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.306 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.306 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.304 % of population with high edcuation2017: 0.296 % of population with high edcuation2018: 0.297 % of population with high edcuation2019: 0.284 % of population with high edcuation2020: 0.287 % of population with high edcuation2021: 0.272 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 44th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 15-24, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% +1.3%
1991 0.4% -1.8%
1992 0.3% -4.6%
1993 0.3% -3.4%
1994 0.3% -2.0%
1995 0.3% +4.9%
1996 0.3% -1.0%
1997 0.3% +1.6%
1998 0.3% -4.7%
1999 0.3% +0.8%
2000 0.3% +4.8%
2001 0.3% -1.1%
2002 0.3% +0.6%
2003 0.3% +0.2%
2004 0.3% -1.0%
2005 0.3% -1.1%
2006 0.3% +1.0%
2007 0.3% -0.1%
2008 0.3% -2.2%
2009 0.3% +0.8%
2010 0.3% +0.0%
2011 0.3% -6.4%
2012 0.3% +1.5%
2013 0.3% -5.3%
2014 0.3% +0.1%
2015 0.3% -0.0%
2016 0.3% -0.7%
2017 0.3% -2.4%
2018 0.3% +0.3%
2019 0.3% -4.3%
2020 0.3% +0.9%
2021 0.3% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Population aged 15-24, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
What is the lowest population aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 15-24, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 15-24, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 15-24, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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