Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
30th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1991
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.548 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.549 % of population aged 25-641991: 0.55 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.538 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.521 % of population aged 25-641994: 0.522 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.519 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.524 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.515 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.502 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.496 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.521 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.471 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.46 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.454 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.455 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.449 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.445 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.432 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.425 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.423 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.432 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.399 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.416 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.38 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.382 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.396 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.395 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.384 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.391 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.364 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.363 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.353 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 30th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.5%
1990 0.5% +0.2%
1991 0.6% +0.2%
1992 0.5% -2.2%
1993 0.5% -3.3%
1994 0.5% +0.3%
1995 0.5% -0.7%
1996 0.5% +1.0%
1997 0.5% -1.6%
1998 0.5% -2.5%
1999 0.5% -1.2%
2000 0.5% +4.9%
2001 0.5% -9.6%
2002 0.5% -2.3%
2003 0.5% -1.2%
2004 0.5% +0.2%
2005 0.4% -1.3%
2006 0.4% -0.8%
2007 0.4% -3.1%
2008 0.4% -1.4%
2009 0.4% -0.6%
2010 0.4% +2.1%
2011 0.4% -7.6%
2012 0.4% +4.3%
2013 0.4% -8.6%
2014 0.4% +0.5%
2015 0.4% +3.8%
2016 0.4% -0.3%
2017 0.4% -2.9%
2018 0.4% +1.9%
2019 0.4% -7.0%
2020 0.4% -0.1%
2021 0.4% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 27 Colombia 0.4% compare
  2. 28 Zambia 0.4% compare
  3. 29 Türkiye 0.4% compare
  4. 31 Philippines 0.3% compare
  5. 32 Mauritius 0.3% compare
  6. 33 Portugal 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
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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