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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
56th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.184 % of urban population in working age1990: 0.191 % of urban population in working age1991: 0.171 % of urban population in working age1992: 0.189 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.203 % of urban population in working age1994: 0.2 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.218 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.201 % of urban population in working age1997: 0.217 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.247 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.225 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.203 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.221 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.23 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.235 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.235 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.246 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.248 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.252 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.26 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.27 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.247 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.255 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.27 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.268 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.27 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.257 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.253 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.256 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.244 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.267 % of urban population in working age2020: 0.263 % of urban population in working age2021: 0.279 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Costa Rica is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 56th of 99 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1989 0.2%
1990 0.2% +3.6%
1991 0.2% -10.5%
1992 0.2% +10.9%
1993 0.2% +7.5%
1994 0.2% -1.5%
1995 0.2% +9.0%
1996 0.2% -8.0%
1997 0.2% +7.9%
1998 0.2% +14.2%
1999 0.2% -9.0%
2000 0.2% -10.0%
2001 0.2% +9.2%
2002 0.2% +4.1%
2003 0.2% +1.9%
2004 0.2% -0.0%
2005 0.2% +4.6%
2006 0.2% +0.8%
2007 0.3% +1.8%
2008 0.3% +3.3%
2009 0.3% +3.7%
2010 0.2% -8.6%
2011 0.3% +3.4%
2012 0.3% +5.7%
2013 0.3% -0.6%
2014 0.3% +0.6%
2015 0.3% -4.9%
2016 0.3% -1.4%
2017 0.3% +1.0%
2018 0.2% -4.6%
2019 0.3% +9.4%
2020 0.3% -1.5%
2021 0.3% +6.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  2. 54 Romania 0.3% compare
  3. 55 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  4. 57 Mexico 0.3% compare
  5. 58 Portugal 0.3% compare
  6. 59 Uruguay 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, urban 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, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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