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

Costa Rica: Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
45th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0.040.060.080.10.120.141989200520211989: 0.04 % of rural population in working age1990: 0.036 % of rural population in working age1991: 0.04 % of rural population in working age1992: 0.042 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.051 % of rural population in working age1994: 0.048 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.056 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.055 % of rural population in working age1997: 0.06 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.064 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.072 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.066 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.071 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.075 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.082 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.079 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.089 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.09 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.089 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.102 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.108 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.098 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.099 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.106 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.108 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.115 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.111 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.109 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.113 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.104 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.119 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.127 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.135 % of rural population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 45th of 96 countries on this measure, 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1989 0.0%
1990 0.0% -10.6%
1991 0.0% +13.2%
1992 0.0% +2.9%
1993 0.1% +21.6%
1994 0.0% -5.7%
1995 0.1% +17.5%
1996 0.1% -1.0%
1997 0.1% +8.6%
1998 0.1% +6.1%
1999 0.1% +12.8%
2000 0.1% -7.9%
2001 0.1% +6.7%
2002 0.1% +6.3%
2003 0.1% +9.5%
2004 0.1% -4.5%
2005 0.1% +12.7%
2006 0.1% +1.7%
2007 0.1% -0.9%
2008 0.1% +14.0%
2009 0.1% +5.9%
2010 0.1% -9.3%
2011 0.1% +1.3%
2012 0.1% +6.7%
2013 0.1% +2.5%
2014 0.1% +6.1%
2015 0.1% -3.9%
2016 0.1% -1.5%
2017 0.1% +3.3%
2018 0.1% -7.3%
2019 0.1% +13.6%
2020 0.1% +6.8%
2021 0.1% +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 42 Belarus 0.1% compare
  2. 43 Italy 0.1% compare
  3. 44 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  4. 46 Serbia 0.1% compare
  5. 47 Panama 0.1% compare
  6. 48 Paraguay 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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