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

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

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
47th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51989200520211989: 0.404 % of urban population in working age1990: 0.411 % of urban population in working age1991: 0.422 % of urban population in working age1992: 0.428 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.419 % of urban population in working age1994: 0.421 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.425 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.435 % of urban population in working age1997: 0.434 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.414 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.414 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.41 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.418 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.42 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.431 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.436 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.432 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.434 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.446 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.441 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.431 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.446 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.438 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.44 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.451 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.446 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.445 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.451 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.456 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.466 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.467 % of urban population in working age2020: 0.472 % of urban population in working age2021: 0.465 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 47th out of 99 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% +1.6%
1991 0.4% +2.7%
1992 0.4% +1.5%
1993 0.4% -2.1%
1994 0.4% +0.4%
1995 0.4% +1.1%
1996 0.4% +2.3%
1997 0.4% -0.3%
1998 0.4% -4.5%
1999 0.4% +0.0%
2000 0.4% -1.1%
2001 0.4% +1.9%
2002 0.4% +0.7%
2003 0.4% +2.6%
2004 0.4% +1.2%
2005 0.4% -1.1%
2006 0.4% +0.5%
2007 0.4% +2.9%
2008 0.4% -1.1%
2009 0.4% -2.3%
2010 0.4% +3.4%
2011 0.4% -1.7%
2012 0.4% +0.3%
2013 0.5% +2.6%
2014 0.4% -1.1%
2015 0.4% -0.2%
2016 0.5% +1.3%
2017 0.5% +1.1%
2018 0.5% +2.1%
2019 0.5% +0.3%
2020 0.5% +0.9%
2021 0.5% -1.5%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, urban in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, urban in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with secondary education, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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