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

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
53rd
of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51989200520211989: 0.301 % of total population in working age1990: 0.307 % of total population in working age1991: 0.313 % of total population in working age1992: 0.322 % of total population in working age1993: 0.32 % of total population in working age1994: 0.317 % of total population in working age1995: 0.328 % of total population in working age1996: 0.341 % of total population in working age1997: 0.34 % of total population in working age1998: 0.331 % of total population in working age1999: 0.331 % of total population in working age2000: 0.325 % of total population in working age2001: 0.352 % of total population in working age2002: 0.358 % of total population in working age2003: 0.369 % of total population in working age2004: 0.377 % of total population in working age2005: 0.378 % of total population in working age2006: 0.384 % of total population in working age2007: 0.398 % of total population in working age2008: 0.396 % of total population in working age2009: 0.395 % of total population in working age2010: 0.401 % of total population in working age2011: 0.413 % of total population in working age2012: 0.407 % of total population in working age2013: 0.426 % of total population in working age2014: 0.425 % of total population in working age2015: 0.424 % of total population in working age2016: 0.429 % of total population in working age2017: 0.437 % of total population in working age2018: 0.448 % of total population in working age2019: 0.451 % of total population in working age2020: 0.457 % of total population in working age2021: 0.45 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with secondary education, total in Costa Rica stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

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

Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% +2.0%
1991 0.3% +2.1%
1992 0.3% +2.8%
1993 0.3% -0.6%
1994 0.3% -1.0%
1995 0.3% +3.5%
1996 0.3% +3.9%
1997 0.3% -0.3%
1998 0.3% -2.7%
1999 0.3% +0.0%
2000 0.3% -1.7%
2001 0.4% +8.2%
2002 0.4% +1.8%
2003 0.4% +3.1%
2004 0.4% +2.1%
2005 0.4% +0.4%
2006 0.4% +1.4%
2007 0.4% +3.8%
2008 0.4% -0.6%
2009 0.4% -0.2%
2010 0.4% +1.6%
2011 0.4% +2.9%
2012 0.4% -1.3%
2013 0.4% +4.7%
2014 0.4% -0.4%
2015 0.4% -0.1%
2016 0.4% +1.1%
2017 0.4% +2.0%
2018 0.4% +2.5%
2019 0.5% +0.5%
2020 0.5% +1.5%
2021 0.5% -1.5%

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

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  2. 51 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  3. 52 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
  4. 54 Greece 0.4% compare
  5. 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  6. 56 Cyprus 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, total in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, total in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, total 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, total?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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