Urban population, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
23rd
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Urban population, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.353 % of population with low education1990: 0.356 % of population with low education1991: 0.363 % of population with low education1992: 0.353 % of population with low education1993: 0.35 % of population with low education1994: 0.349 % of population with low education1995: 0.343 % of population with low education1996: 0.345 % of population with low education1997: 0.338 % of population with low education1998: 0.334 % of population with low education1999: 0.371 % of population with low education2000: 0.385 % of population with low education2001: 0.494 % of population with low education2002: 0.493 % of population with low education2003: 0.49 % of population with low education2004: 0.487 % of population with low education2005: 0.487 % of population with low education2006: 0.485 % of population with low education2007: 0.483 % of population with low education2008: 0.485 % of population with low education2009: 0.493 % of population with low education2010: 0.509 % of population with low education2011: 0.644 % of population with low education2012: 0.516 % of population with low education2013: 0.64 % of population with low education2014: 0.641 % of population with low education2015: 0.646 % of population with low education2016: 0.645 % of population with low education2017: 0.651 % of population with low education2018: 0.649 % of population with low education2019: 0.645 % of population with low education2020: 0.654 % of population with low education2021: 0.644 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

In 2021, urban population, primary education and below in Costa Rica stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 98 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, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% +0.8%
1991 0.4% +1.9%
1992 0.4% -2.6%
1993 0.3% -0.9%
1994 0.3% -0.3%
1995 0.3% -1.6%
1996 0.3% +0.4%
1997 0.3% -1.8%
1998 0.3% -1.4%
1999 0.4% +11.3%
2000 0.4% +3.8%
2001 0.5% +28.2%
2002 0.5% -0.2%
2003 0.5% -0.6%
2004 0.5% -0.6%
2005 0.5% -0.1%
2006 0.5% -0.2%
2007 0.5% -0.4%
2008 0.5% +0.4%
2009 0.5% +1.5%
2010 0.5% +3.3%
2011 0.6% +26.4%
2012 0.5% -19.8%
2013 0.6% +24.0%
2014 0.6% +0.1%
2015 0.6% +0.7%
2016 0.6% -0.1%
2017 0.7% +1.0%
2018 0.6% -0.4%
2019 0.6% -0.6%
2020 0.7% +1.4%
2021 0.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 20 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  2. 21 Portugal 0.7% compare
  3. 22 Spain 0.7% compare
  4. 24 Republic of Korea 0.6% compare
  5. 25 France 0.6% compare
  6. 26 Sweden 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Urban population, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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