Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 25-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.568 % of population with high edcuation1990: 0.572 % of population with high edcuation1991: 0.574 % of population with high edcuation1992: 0.584 % of population with high edcuation1993: 0.594 % of population with high edcuation1994: 0.6 % of population with high edcuation1995: 0.589 % of population with high edcuation1996: 0.595 % of population with high edcuation1997: 0.59 % of population with high edcuation1998: 0.607 % of population with high edcuation1999: 0.605 % of population with high edcuation2000: 0.59 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.589 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.59 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.584 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.588 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.59 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.592 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.594 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.596 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.597 % of population with high edcuation2010: 0.583 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.609 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.598 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.608 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.607 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.613 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.612 % of population with high edcuation2017: 0.609 % of population with high edcuation2018: 0.601 % of population with high edcuation2019: 0.617 % of population with high edcuation2020: 0.612 % of population with high edcuation2021: 0.611 % of population with high edcuation

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 68th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.6%
1991 0.6% +0.4%
1992 0.6% +1.8%
1993 0.6% +1.7%
1994 0.6% +1.1%
1995 0.6% -1.8%
1996 0.6% +0.9%
1997 0.6% -0.8%
1998 0.6% +2.8%
1999 0.6% -0.3%
2000 0.6% -2.6%
2001 0.6% -0.1%
2002 0.6% +0.2%
2003 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% +0.7%
2005 0.6% +0.4%
2006 0.6% +0.3%
2007 0.6% +0.3%
2008 0.6% +0.3%
2009 0.6% +0.2%
2010 0.6% -2.2%
2011 0.6% +4.4%
2012 0.6% -1.8%
2013 0.6% +1.7%
2014 0.6% -0.2%
2015 0.6% +1.0%
2016 0.6% -0.2%
2017 0.6% -0.5%
2018 0.6% -1.3%
2019 0.6% +2.6%
2020 0.6% -0.8%
2021 0.6% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 65 Finland 0.6% compare
  2. 66 Argentina 0.6% compare
  3. 67 Czechia 0.6% compare
  4. 69 Kyrgyzstan 0.6% compare
  5. 70 Uruguay 0.6% compare
  6. 71 Peru 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 25-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, 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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