Total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Total sample population, above primary education was 2.76 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
2.76 million
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
65th
of 108 countries
All-time high
2.76 million
in 2021
All-time low
706,139
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1989200520211989: 706.1k1990: 734.4k1991: 747.6k1992: 812.1k1993: 858.9k1994: 869.4k1995: 933.4k1996: 961.2k1997: 1.0M1998: 1.1M1999: 1.1M2000: 1.1M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.8M2007: 1.9M2008: 1.9M2009: 2.0M2010: 2.0M2011: 2.1M2012: 2.2M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.4M2015: 2.3M2016: 2.4M2017: 2.4M2018: 2.4M2019: 2.6M2020: 2.6M2021: 2.8M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica stood at 2.76 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 2.76 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 706,139, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 65th of 108 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.

Total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 706,139 —
1990 734,359 +4.0%
1991 747,635 +1.8%
1992 812,102 +8.6%
1993 858,870 +5.8%
1994 869,412 +1.2%
1995 933,387 +7.4%
1996 961,236 +3.0%
1997 1.00 million +4.4%
1998 1.05 million +4.6%
1999 1.06 million +1.4%
2000 1.06 million -0.3%
2001 1.36 million +28.4%
2002 1.44 million +5.7%
2003 1.55 million +7.5%
2004 1.61 million +3.8%
2005 1.70 million +5.8%
2006 1.76 million +3.7%
2007 1.86 million +5.4%
2008 1.95 million +4.8%
2009 2.03 million +4.4%
2010 2.00 million -1.5%
2011 2.14 million +6.9%
2012 2.15 million +0.6%
2013 2.32 million +7.9%
2014 2.37 million +2.2%
2015 2.33 million -2.0%
2016 2.36 million +1.5%
2017 2.44 million +3.4%
2018 2.42 million -0.7%
2019 2.60 million +7.1%
2020 2.65 million +2.0%
2021 2.76 million +4.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 2.76 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.65 million, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 2.76 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.83 million, 72% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +28.4% 1.06 million 1.36 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 706,139 706,139 706,139 1
1990s 903,585 734,359 1.06 million 10
2000s 1.63 million 1.06 million 2.03 million 10
2010s 2.31 million 2.00 million 2.60 million 10
2020s 2.70 million 2.65 million 2.76 million 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 62 Georgia 2.94 million compare
  2. 63 Ireland 2.89 million compare
  3. 64 Tajikistan 2.77 million compare
  4. 66 Croatia 2.70 million compare
  5. 67 Czechia 2.64 million compare
  6. 68 Panama 2.61 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Total sample population, above primary education in Costa Rica was 2.76 million in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total sample population, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2.76 million in 2021.
What is the lowest total sample population, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 706,139 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for total sample population, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 65th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is total sample population, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. 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 Total sample population, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total sample population, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,460 data points, 1970–2021
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