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

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
54th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.215 % of rural population in working age1990: 0.219 % of rural population in working age1991: 0.222 % of rural population in working age1992: 0.232 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.235 % of rural population in working age1994: 0.226 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.244 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.26 % of rural population in working age1997: 0.261 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.262 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.252 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.244 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.248 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.261 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.273 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.285 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.297 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.305 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.322 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.325 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.34 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.325 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.34 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.353 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.357 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.365 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.366 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.367 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.386 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.402 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.404 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.418 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.412 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with secondary education, rural in Costa Rica stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 54th of 96 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1989 0.2%
1990 0.2% +2.0%
1991 0.2% +1.1%
1992 0.2% +4.5%
1993 0.2% +1.5%
1994 0.2% -3.8%
1995 0.2% +7.9%
1996 0.3% +6.4%
1997 0.3% +0.4%
1998 0.3% +0.3%
1999 0.3% -3.6%
2000 0.2% -3.3%
2001 0.2% +1.7%
2002 0.3% +5.2%
2003 0.3% +4.7%
2004 0.3% +4.4%
2005 0.3% +4.0%
2006 0.3% +2.8%
2007 0.3% +5.7%
2008 0.3% +0.9%
2009 0.3% +4.5%
2010 0.3% -4.5%
2011 0.3% +4.7%
2012 0.4% +3.8%
2013 0.4% +1.2%
2014 0.4% +2.0%
2015 0.4% +0.3%
2016 0.4% +0.2%
2017 0.4% +5.3%
2018 0.4% +4.0%
2019 0.4% +0.6%
2020 0.4% +3.5%
2021 0.4% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 51 Portugal 0.4% compare
  2. 52 Peru 0.4% compare
  3. 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  4. 55 Nigeria 0.4% compare
  5. 56 Romania 0.4% compare
  6. 57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, rural in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, rural in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with secondary education, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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