Urban population, above primary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urban population, above primary education was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Urban population, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8% for urban population, above primary education in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Urban population, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population with high education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.7% | — |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, above primary education in Costa Rica?
- Urban population, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, above primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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