Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
48th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.050.10.150.21989200520211989: 0.076 % of population with low edcuation1990: 0.074 % of population with low edcuation1991: 0.08 % of population with low edcuation1992: 0.082 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.087 % of population with low edcuation1994: 0.088 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.088 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.095 % of population with low edcuation1997: 0.093 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.093 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.09 % of population with low edcuation2000: 0.087 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.094 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.098 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.099 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.102 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.102 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.107 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.112 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.114 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.12 % of population with low edcuation2010: 0.123 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.117 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.139 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.137 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.134 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.152 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.16 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.152 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.157 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.168 % of population with low edcuation2020: 0.182 % of population with low edcuation2021: 0.187 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

That places Costa Rica 48th 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 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% -2.6%
1991 0.1% +7.5%
1992 0.1% +2.2%
1993 0.1% +6.4%
1994 0.1% +1.5%
1995 0.1% -0.4%
1996 0.1% +8.2%
1997 0.1% -2.0%
1998 0.1% +0.2%
1999 0.1% -3.9%
2000 0.1% -3.0%
2001 0.1% +8.3%
2002 0.1% +4.6%
2003 0.1% +0.4%
2004 0.1% +3.3%
2005 0.1% +0.1%
2006 0.1% +4.2%
2007 0.1% +4.9%
2008 0.1% +2.3%
2009 0.1% +5.2%
2010 0.1% +2.3%
2011 0.1% -5.2%
2012 0.1% +18.8%
2013 0.1% -1.3%
2014 0.1% -2.2%
2015 0.2% +13.6%
2016 0.2% +5.0%
2017 0.2% -4.9%
2018 0.2% +3.7%
2019 0.2% +6.8%
2020 0.2% +8.3%
2021 0.2% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Population aged 65 and above, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 65 and above, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 65 and above, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. 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 65 and above, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, 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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