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

Costa Rica: Working-age population with primary education, urban was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
35th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1991
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.368 % of urban population in working age1990: 0.363 % of urban population in working age1991: 0.369 % of urban population in working age1992: 0.353 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.344 % of urban population in working age1994: 0.343 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.329 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.338 % of urban population in working age1997: 0.321 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.314 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.327 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.357 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.33 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.319 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.307 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.308 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.303 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.3 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.282 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.278 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.28 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.286 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.29 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.272 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.265 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.267 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.282 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.28 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.272 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.275 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.251 % of urban population in working age2020: 0.251 % of urban population in working age2021: 0.243 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, urban in Costa Rica stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 35th out of 99 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% -1.3%
1991 0.4% +1.8%
1992 0.4% -4.5%
1993 0.3% -2.5%
1994 0.3% -0.2%
1995 0.3% -4.1%
1996 0.3% +2.6%
1997 0.3% -5.0%
1998 0.3% -2.2%
1999 0.3% +4.1%
2000 0.4% +9.3%
2001 0.3% -7.5%
2002 0.3% -3.4%
2003 0.3% -3.7%
2004 0.3% +0.0%
2005 0.3% -1.4%
2006 0.3% -1.2%
2007 0.3% -5.8%
2008 0.3% -1.5%
2009 0.3% +0.5%
2010 0.3% +2.5%
2011 0.3% +1.1%
2012 0.3% -6.2%
2013 0.3% -2.4%
2014 0.3% +0.7%
2015 0.3% +5.6%
2016 0.3% -0.6%
2017 0.3% -3.0%
2018 0.3% +1.1%
2019 0.3% -8.6%
2020 0.3% -0.1%
2021 0.2% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 32 Philippines 0.3% compare
  2. 33 Brazil 0.3% compare
  3. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  4. 36 Nicaragua 0.2% compare
  5. 37 Morocco 0.2% compare
  6. 38 Nepal 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, urban in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with primary education, urban in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with primary education, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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