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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
34th
of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.53 % of total population in working age1990: 0.527 % of total population in working age1991: 0.528 % of total population in working age1992: 0.516 % of total population in working age1993: 0.501 % of total population in working age1994: 0.506 % of total population in working age1995: 0.493 % of total population in working age1996: 0.491 % of total population in working age1997: 0.483 % of total population in working age1998: 0.478 % of total population in working age1999: 0.473 % of total population in working age2000: 0.493 % of total population in working age2001: 0.441 % of total population in working age2002: 0.428 % of total population in working age2003: 0.416 % of total population in working age2004: 0.412 % of total population in working age2005: 0.406 % of total population in working age2006: 0.399 % of total population in working age2007: 0.385 % of total population in working age2008: 0.377 % of total population in working age2009: 0.371 % of total population in working age2010: 0.375 % of total population in working age2011: 0.348 % of total population in working age2012: 0.357 % of total population in working age2013: 0.325 % of total population in working age2014: 0.323 % of total population in working age2015: 0.336 % of total population in working age2016: 0.334 % of total population in working age2017: 0.322 % of total population in working age2018: 0.324 % of total population in working age2019: 0.301 % of total population in working age2020: 0.297 % of total population in working age2021: 0.29 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

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

That places Costa Rica 34th out of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1989 0.5%
1990 0.5% -0.6%
1991 0.5% +0.2%
1992 0.5% -2.2%
1993 0.5% -2.9%
1994 0.5% +1.0%
1995 0.5% -2.7%
1996 0.5% -0.3%
1997 0.5% -1.7%
1998 0.5% -0.9%
1999 0.5% -1.1%
2000 0.5% +4.2%
2001 0.4% -10.6%
2002 0.4% -2.9%
2003 0.4% -3.0%
2004 0.4% -0.8%
2005 0.4% -1.4%
2006 0.4% -1.7%
2007 0.4% -3.6%
2008 0.4% -2.0%
2009 0.4% -1.7%
2010 0.4% +1.1%
2011 0.3% -7.0%
2012 0.4% +2.5%
2013 0.3% -9.0%
2014 0.3% -0.4%
2015 0.3% +4.0%
2016 0.3% -0.8%
2017 0.3% -3.4%
2018 0.3% +0.6%
2019 0.3% -7.2%
2020 0.3% -1.4%
2021 0.3% -2.2%

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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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1989.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total 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, total?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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