Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
34th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.050.10.150.21989200520211989: 0.077 % of population aged 15-241990: 0.08 % of population aged 15-241991: 0.077 % of population aged 15-241992: 0.082 % of population aged 15-241993: 0.101 % of population aged 15-241994: 0.085 % of population aged 15-241995: 0.095 % of population aged 15-241996: 0.092 % of population aged 15-241997: 0.097 % of population aged 15-241998: 0.104 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.112 % of population aged 15-242000: 0.093 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.119 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.129 % of population aged 15-242003: 0.134 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.123 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.13 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.134 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.128 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.143 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.157 % of population aged 15-242010: 0.143 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.16 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.168 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.178 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.17 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.162 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.17 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.156 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.169 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.164 % of population aged 15-242020: 0.17 % of population aged 15-242021: 0.191 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 34th out of 109 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, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% +3.1%
1991 0.1% -3.5%
1992 0.1% +6.9%
1993 0.1% +22.9%
1994 0.1% -15.5%
1995 0.1% +11.1%
1996 0.1% -2.6%
1997 0.1% +5.1%
1998 0.1% +7.6%
1999 0.1% +7.1%
2000 0.1% -16.4%
2001 0.1% +27.1%
2002 0.1% +8.8%
2003 0.1% +4.2%
2004 0.1% -8.8%
2005 0.1% +6.0%
2006 0.1% +3.3%
2007 0.1% -4.7%
2008 0.1% +11.8%
2009 0.2% +9.5%
2010 0.1% -8.7%
2011 0.2% +11.8%
2012 0.2% +4.9%
2013 0.2% +6.2%
2014 0.2% -4.7%
2015 0.2% -4.2%
2016 0.2% +4.4%
2017 0.2% -8.3%
2018 0.2% +8.9%
2019 0.2% -3.0%
2020 0.2% +3.4%
2021 0.2% +12.5%

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% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 31 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  2. 32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  3. 33 Sweden 0.2% compare
  4. 35 Panama 0.2% compare
  5. 36 Mexico 0.2% compare
  6. 37 Luxembourg 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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