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

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
29th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1989
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.664 % of rural population in working age1990: 0.663 % of rural population in working age1991: 0.66 % of rural population in working age1992: 0.654 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.636 % of rural population in working age1994: 0.648 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.633 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.623 % of rural population in working age1997: 0.619 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.614 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.611 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.624 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.615 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.598 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.582 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.573 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.564 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.555 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.545 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.529 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.509 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.526 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.516 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.501 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.492 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.481 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.487 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.482 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.46 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.457 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.438 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.422 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.419 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, rural in Costa Rica is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 29th out of 96 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1989 0.7%
1990 0.7% -0.1%
1991 0.7% -0.4%
1992 0.7% -0.9%
1993 0.6% -2.9%
1994 0.6% +2.0%
1995 0.6% -2.3%
1996 0.6% -1.7%
1997 0.6% -0.6%
1998 0.6% -0.8%
1999 0.6% -0.6%
2000 0.6% +2.1%
2001 0.6% -1.4%
2002 0.6% -2.7%
2003 0.6% -2.7%
2004 0.6% -1.6%
2005 0.6% -1.5%
2006 0.6% -1.8%
2007 0.5% -1.8%
2008 0.5% -2.9%
2009 0.5% -3.8%
2010 0.5% +3.4%
2011 0.5% -2.0%
2012 0.5% -3.0%
2013 0.5% -1.8%
2014 0.5% -2.1%
2015 0.5% +1.2%
2016 0.5% -0.9%
2017 0.5% -4.6%
2018 0.5% -0.7%
2019 0.4% -4.1%
2020 0.4% -3.8%
2021 0.4% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, rural in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1989.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural 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, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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