Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, total 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 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Costa Rica?
- Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total 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, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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