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

Costa Rica: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1989
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.597 % of population with low education1990: 0.568 % of population with low education1991: 0.58 % of population with low education1992: 0.578 % of population with low education1993: 0.578 % of population with low education1994: 0.581 % of population with low education1995: 0.57 % of population with low education1996: 0.568 % of population with low education1997: 0.564 % of population with low education1998: 0.569 % of population with low education1999: 0.568 % of population with low education2000: 0.583 % of population with low education2001: 0.568 % of population with low education2002: 0.568 % of population with low education2003: 0.568 % of population with low education2004: 0.567 % of population with low education2005: 0.573 % of population with low education2006: 0.573 % of population with low education2007: 0.563 % of population with low education2008: 0.57 % of population with low education2009: 0.581 % of population with low education2010: 0.585 % of population with low education2011: 0.51 % of population with low education2012: 0.579 % of population with low education2013: 0.5 % of population with low education2014: 0.507 % of population with low education2015: 0.565 % of population with low education2016: 0.561 % of population with low education2017: 0.488 % of population with low education2018: 0.484 % of population with low education2019: 0.474 % of population with low education2020: 0.466 % of population with low education2021: 0.47 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 57th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% -4.8%
1991 0.6% +2.2%
1992 0.6% -0.5%
1993 0.6% +0.0%
1994 0.6% +0.6%
1995 0.6% -2.0%
1996 0.6% -0.3%
1997 0.6% -0.6%
1998 0.6% +0.8%
1999 0.6% -0.1%
2000 0.6% +2.6%
2001 0.6% -2.6%
2002 0.6% +0.1%
2003 0.6% -0.0%
2004 0.6% -0.1%
2005 0.6% +0.9%
2006 0.6% -0.0%
2007 0.6% -1.7%
2008 0.6% +1.4%
2009 0.6% +1.8%
2010 0.6% +0.8%
2011 0.5% -12.9%
2012 0.6% +13.5%
2013 0.5% -13.6%
2014 0.5% +1.3%
2015 0.6% +11.4%
2016 0.6% -0.7%
2017 0.5% -12.9%
2018 0.5% -0.8%
2019 0.5% -2.1%
2020 0.5% -1.7%
2021 0.5% +0.9%

Averages by decade

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

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  3. 56 Zambia 0.5% compare
  4. 58 Romania 0.5% compare
  5. 59 Belarus 0.5% compare
  6. 60 Gambia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, 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
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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