Working-age population with primary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with primary education, male was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
38th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1989
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.533 % of male population in working age1990: 0.531 % of male population in working age1991: 0.526 % of male population in working age1992: 0.524 % of male population in working age1993: 0.502 % of male population in working age1994: 0.506 % of male population in working age1995: 0.496 % of male population in working age1996: 0.495 % of male population in working age1997: 0.487 % of male population in working age1998: 0.483 % of male population in working age1999: 0.48 % of male population in working age2000: 0.496 % of male population in working age2001: 0.448 % of male population in working age2002: 0.435 % of male population in working age2003: 0.421 % of male population in working age2004: 0.419 % of male population in working age2005: 0.412 % of male population in working age2006: 0.408 % of male population in working age2007: 0.396 % of male population in working age2008: 0.388 % of male population in working age2009: 0.378 % of male population in working age2010: 0.384 % of male population in working age2011: 0.359 % of male population in working age2012: 0.365 % of male population in working age2013: 0.332 % of male population in working age2014: 0.331 % of male population in working age2015: 0.347 % of male population in working age2016: 0.342 % of male population in working age2017: 0.332 % of male population in working age2018: 0.333 % of male population in working age2019: 0.305 % of male population in working age2020: 0.302 % of male population in working age2021: 0.297 % of male population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1989 0.5%
1990 0.5% -0.5%
1991 0.5% -0.8%
1992 0.5% -0.5%
1993 0.5% -4.1%
1994 0.5% +0.7%
1995 0.5% -1.9%
1996 0.5% -0.1%
1997 0.5% -1.7%
1998 0.5% -0.9%
1999 0.5% -0.6%
2000 0.5% +3.4%
2001 0.4% -9.7%
2002 0.4% -3.0%
2003 0.4% -3.1%
2004 0.4% -0.7%
2005 0.4% -1.5%
2006 0.4% -1.1%
2007 0.4% -2.9%
2008 0.4% -2.0%
2009 0.4% -2.7%
2010 0.4% +1.6%
2011 0.4% -6.5%
2012 0.4% +1.8%
2013 0.3% -9.0%
2014 0.3% -0.4%
2015 0.3% +5.0%
2016 0.3% -1.5%
2017 0.3% -3.0%
2018 0.3% +0.3%
2019 0.3% -8.4%
2020 0.3% -1.0%
2021 0.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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  3. 37 Zambia 0.3% compare
  4. 39 Niger 0.3% compare
  5. 40 Senegal 0.3% compare
  6. 41 Mauritius 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, male in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with primary education, male in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population in working age
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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