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 105 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 105 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.

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

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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 105 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
107 places, 1,446 data points, 1970–2021
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