Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
79th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.0250.050.0750.11989200520211989: 0.109 % of population with low education in working age1990: 0.103 % of population with low education in working age1991: 0.101 % of population with low education in working age1992: 0.093 % of population with low education in working age1993: 0.104 % of population with low education in working age1994: 0.103 % of population with low education in working age1995: 0.089 % of population with low education in working age1996: 0.085 % of population with low education in working age1997: 0.086 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.085 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.095 % of population with low education in working age2000: 0.09 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.092 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.093 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.089 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.084 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.072 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.072 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.069 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.072 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.071 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.078 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.065 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.07 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.066 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.066 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.061 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.063 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.067 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.062 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.066 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.063 % of population with low education in working age2021: 0.062 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Costa Rica 79th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% -4.9%
1991 0.1% -1.9%
1992 0.1% -8.3%
1993 0.1% +11.6%
1994 0.1% -0.5%
1995 0.1% -13.5%
1996 0.1% -4.9%
1997 0.1% +1.8%
1998 0.1% -2.1%
1999 0.1% +12.6%
2000 0.1% -5.9%
2001 0.1% +2.2%
2002 0.1% +1.5%
2003 0.1% -4.5%
2004 0.1% -5.3%
2005 0.1% -14.0%
2006 0.1% -0.1%
2007 0.1% -4.4%
2008 0.1% +4.0%
2009 0.1% -0.7%
2010 0.1% +9.9%
2011 0.1% -17.3%
2012 0.1% +8.7%
2013 0.1% -6.8%
2014 0.1% +1.1%
2015 0.1% -8.7%
2016 0.1% +4.5%
2017 0.1% +5.6%
2018 0.1% -7.0%
2019 0.1% +7.0%
2020 0.1% -5.2%
2021 0.1% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 79th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
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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