Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
46th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.259 % of population with high education in working age1990: 0.257 % of population with high education in working age1991: 0.242 % of population with high education in working age1992: 0.253 % of population with high education in working age1993: 0.274 % of population with high education in working age1994: 0.273 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.286 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.265 % of population with high education in working age1997: 0.279 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.308 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.307 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.29 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.316 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.322 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.322 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.315 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.327 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.327 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.321 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.333 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.342 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.324 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.342 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.339 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.346 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.35 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.339 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.334 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.332 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.315 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.335 % of population with high education in working age2020: 0.331 % of population with high education in working age2021: 0.348 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica is 0.3%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% -0.6%
1991 0.2% -6.1%
1992 0.3% +4.9%
1993 0.3% +8.2%
1994 0.3% -0.6%
1995 0.3% +4.7%
1996 0.3% -7.3%
1997 0.3% +5.6%
1998 0.3% +10.1%
1999 0.3% -0.3%
2000 0.3% -5.3%
2001 0.3% +8.9%
2002 0.3% +1.7%
2003 0.3% -0.0%
2004 0.3% -2.0%
2005 0.3% +3.8%
2006 0.3% -0.0%
2007 0.3% -1.6%
2008 0.3% +3.7%
2009 0.3% +2.7%
2010 0.3% -5.5%
2011 0.3% +5.7%
2012 0.3% -1.0%
2013 0.3% +2.3%
2014 0.4% +1.1%
2015 0.3% -3.2%
2016 0.3% -1.6%
2017 0.3% -0.6%
2018 0.3% -5.1%
2019 0.3% +6.5%
2020 0.3% -1.3%
2021 0.3% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
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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