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Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
51st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1990
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.935 % of population with high education1990: 0.943 % of population with high education1991: 0.938 % of population with high education1992: 0.932 % of population with high education1993: 0.93 % of population with high education1994: 0.93 % of population with high education1995: 0.935 % of population with high education1996: 0.937 % of population with high education1997: 0.938 % of population with high education1998: 0.938 % of population with high education1999: 0.939 % of population with high education2000: 0.939 % of population with high education2001: 0.935 % of population with high education2002: 0.938 % of population with high education2003: 0.932 % of population with high education2004: 0.932 % of population with high education2005: 0.931 % of population with high education2006: 0.936 % of population with high education2007: 0.938 % of population with high education2008: 0.932 % of population with high education2009: 0.936 % of population with high education2010: 0.923 % of population with high education2011: 0.927 % of population with high education2012: 0.921 % of population with high education2013: 0.914 % of population with high education2014: 0.913 % of population with high education2015: 0.919 % of population with high education2016: 0.915 % of population with high education2017: 0.905 % of population with high education2018: 0.898 % of population with high education2019: 0.901 % of population with high education2020: 0.899 % of population with high education2021: 0.883 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.9% for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 51st of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of population with high education Change
1989 0.9% —
1990 0.9% +0.9%
1991 0.9% -0.5%
1992 0.9% -0.7%
1993 0.9% -0.2%
1994 0.9% -0.0%
1995 0.9% +0.5%
1996 0.9% +0.2%
1997 0.9% +0.1%
1998 0.9% +0.0%
1999 0.9% +0.1%
2000 0.9% +0.0%
2001 0.9% -0.5%
2002 0.9% +0.3%
2003 0.9% -0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.1%
2005 0.9% -0.2%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +0.2%
2008 0.9% -0.6%
2009 0.9% +0.4%
2010 0.9% -1.4%
2011 0.9% +0.5%
2012 0.9% -0.7%
2013 0.9% -0.8%
2014 0.9% -0.1%
2015 0.9% +0.7%
2016 0.9% -0.4%
2017 0.9% -1.1%
2018 0.9% -0.7%
2019 0.9% +0.3%
2020 0.9% -0.3%
2021 0.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 48 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  2. 49 Belgium 0.9% compare
  3. 50 Mali 0.9% compare
  4. 52 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  5. 53 Spain 0.9% compare
  6. 54 Peru 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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