Working-age population with secondary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with secondary education, male was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51989200520211989: 0.288 % of male population in working age1990: 0.303 % of male population in working age1991: 0.309 % of male population in working age1992: 0.312 % of male population in working age1993: 0.316 % of male population in working age1994: 0.311 % of male population in working age1995: 0.317 % of male population in working age1996: 0.335 % of male population in working age1997: 0.335 % of male population in working age1998: 0.327 % of male population in working age1999: 0.324 % of male population in working age2000: 0.321 % of male population in working age2001: 0.345 % of male population in working age2002: 0.351 % of male population in working age2003: 0.362 % of male population in working age2004: 0.37 % of male population in working age2005: 0.373 % of male population in working age2006: 0.384 % of male population in working age2007: 0.392 % of male population in working age2008: 0.394 % of male population in working age2009: 0.397 % of male population in working age2010: 0.399 % of male population in working age2011: 0.413 % of male population in working age2012: 0.406 % of male population in working age2013: 0.427 % of male population in working age2014: 0.427 % of male population in working age2015: 0.425 % of male population in working age2016: 0.432 % of male population in working age2017: 0.443 % of male population in working age2018: 0.456 % of male population in working age2019: 0.461 % of male population in working age2020: 0.468 % of male population in working age2021: 0.463 % of male population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, male in Costa Rica is 0.5%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, male (% of male population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% +5.0%
1991 0.3% +2.1%
1992 0.3% +0.8%
1993 0.3% +1.3%
1994 0.3% -1.6%
1995 0.3% +2.0%
1996 0.3% +5.8%
1997 0.3% -0.1%
1998 0.3% -2.5%
1999 0.3% -0.9%
2000 0.3% -0.8%
2001 0.3% +7.4%
2002 0.4% +1.7%
2003 0.4% +3.2%
2004 0.4% +2.2%
2005 0.4% +0.8%
2006 0.4% +2.9%
2007 0.4% +2.2%
2008 0.4% +0.6%
2009 0.4% +0.7%
2010 0.4% +0.4%
2011 0.4% +3.4%
2012 0.4% -1.5%
2013 0.4% +5.2%
2014 0.4% -0.2%
2015 0.4% -0.5%
2016 0.4% +1.8%
2017 0.4% +2.4%
2018 0.5% +3.0%
2019 0.5% +1.2%
2020 0.5% +1.5%
2021 0.5% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 53 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
  2. 54 Greece 0.5% compare
  3. 55 Cyprus 0.5% compare
  4. 57 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare
  5. 58 Zambia 0.5% compare
  6. 59 Portugal 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, male in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, male 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, male?
Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population in working age
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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