Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
63rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1991
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.741 % of population with high education in working age1990: 0.743 % of population with high education in working age1991: 0.758 % of population with high education in working age1992: 0.747 % of population with high education in working age1993: 0.726 % of population with high education in working age1994: 0.727 % of population with high education in working age1995: 0.714 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.735 % of population with high education in working age1997: 0.721 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.692 % of population with high education in working age1999: 0.693 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.71 % of population with high education in working age2001: 0.684 % of population with high education in working age2002: 0.678 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.678 % of population with high education in working age2004: 0.685 % of population with high education in working age2005: 0.673 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.673 % of population with high education in working age2007: 0.679 % of population with high education in working age2008: 0.667 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.658 % of population with high education in working age2010: 0.676 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.658 % of population with high education in working age2012: 0.661 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.654 % of population with high education in working age2014: 0.65 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.661 % of population with high education in working age2016: 0.666 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.668 % of population with high education in working age2018: 0.685 % of population with high education in working age2019: 0.665 % of population with high education in working age2020: 0.669 % of population with high education in working age2021: 0.652 % of population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.

That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 108 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 secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education in working age Change
1989 0.7%
1990 0.7% +0.2%
1991 0.8% +2.1%
1992 0.7% -1.6%
1993 0.7% -2.8%
1994 0.7% +0.2%
1995 0.7% -1.8%
1996 0.7% +2.9%
1997 0.7% -2.0%
1998 0.7% -3.9%
1999 0.7% +0.1%
2000 0.7% +2.3%
2001 0.7% -3.7%
2002 0.7% -0.8%
2003 0.7% +0.0%
2004 0.7% +1.0%
2005 0.7% -1.7%
2006 0.7% +0.0%
2007 0.7% +0.8%
2008 0.7% -1.8%
2009 0.7% -1.3%
2010 0.7% +2.9%
2011 0.7% -2.7%
2012 0.7% +0.5%
2013 0.7% -1.2%
2014 0.6% -0.6%
2015 0.7% +1.7%
2016 0.7% +0.8%
2017 0.7% +0.3%
2018 0.7% +2.5%
2019 0.7% -3.0%
2020 0.7% +0.7%
2021 0.7% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 60 India 0.7% compare
  2. 61 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  3. 62 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare
  4. 64 Serbia 0.7% compare
  5. 65 Portugal 0.6% compare
  6. 66 Tanzania 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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