Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
34th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51989200520211989: 0.423 % of population with low edcuation1990: 0.407 % of population with low edcuation1991: 0.421 % of population with low edcuation1992: 0.425 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.426 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.427 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.42 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.429 % of population with low edcuation1997: 0.423 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.424 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.421 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.428 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.422 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.424 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.432 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.439 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.443 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.448 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.441 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.456 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.469 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.48 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.422 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.492 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.431 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.442 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.495 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.497 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.436 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.439 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.437 % of population with low edcuation2020: 0.435 % of population with low edcuation2021: 0.441 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.4% for population aged 25-64, primary education and below in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 34th 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, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% -3.9%
1991 0.4% +3.5%
1992 0.4% +0.9%
1993 0.4% +0.3%
1994 0.4% +0.3%
1995 0.4% -1.6%
1996 0.4% +2.2%
1997 0.4% -1.5%
1998 0.4% +0.3%
1999 0.4% -0.8%
2000 0.4% +1.7%
2001 0.4% -1.4%
2002 0.4% +0.5%
2003 0.4% +1.7%
2004 0.4% +1.8%
2005 0.4% +0.9%
2006 0.4% +1.2%
2007 0.4% -1.6%
2008 0.5% +3.3%
2009 0.5% +2.9%
2010 0.5% +2.4%
2011 0.4% -12.2%
2012 0.5% +16.5%
2013 0.4% -12.4%
2014 0.4% +2.7%
2015 0.5% +12.0%
2016 0.5% +0.3%
2017 0.4% -12.1%
2018 0.4% +0.7%
2019 0.4% -0.5%
2020 0.4% -0.5%
2021 0.4% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 31 Mexico 0.4% compare
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  3. 33 Honduras 0.4% compare
  4. 35 Nepal 0.4% compare
  5. 36 Ireland 0.4% compare
  6. 37 Egypt 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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