Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.25 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.254 % of population aged 25-641991: 0.262 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.271 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.276 % of population aged 25-641994: 0.271 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.273 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.285 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.281 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.277 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.281 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.268 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.29 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.297 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.303 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.303 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.305 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.308 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.319 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.318 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.317 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.317 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.336 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.327 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.348 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.339 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.34 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.347 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.35 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.365 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.363 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.368 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.367 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica is 0.4%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 57th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% +1.5%
1991 0.3% +3.0%
1992 0.3% +3.6%
1993 0.3% +1.9%
1994 0.3% -2.0%
1995 0.3% +0.8%
1996 0.3% +4.4%
1997 0.3% -1.3%
1998 0.3% -1.5%
1999 0.3% +1.5%
2000 0.3% -4.5%
2001 0.3% +8.1%
2002 0.3% +2.3%
2003 0.3% +1.9%
2004 0.3% +0.3%
2005 0.3% +0.6%
2006 0.3% +0.9%
2007 0.3% +3.5%
2008 0.3% -0.4%
2009 0.3% -0.3%
2010 0.3% +0.1%
2011 0.3% +6.1%
2012 0.3% -2.8%
2013 0.3% +6.6%
2014 0.3% -2.6%
2015 0.3% +0.2%
2016 0.3% +2.0%
2017 0.4% +1.0%
2018 0.4% +4.2%
2019 0.4% -0.5%
2020 0.4% +1.5%
2021 0.4% -0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 54 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare
  2. 55 Brazil 0.4% compare
  3. 56 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  4. 58 Iceland 0.4% compare
  5. 59 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare
  6. 60 Nigeria 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
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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