Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Share of population with no formal education
Bulgaria
1.8%
in 2020
Costa Rica
1.8%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
71st
Costa Rica rank
71st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 72.8% | 90.4% | 17.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 69.8% | 85.8% | 16.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 65.8% | 79.0% | 13.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 56.3% | 59.1% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 44.4% | 47.1% | 2.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 32.2% | 36.4% | 4.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 27.2% | 29.4% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 21.2% | 23.1% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 12.4% | 18.6% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 7.5% | 17.1% | 9.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 13.5% | 9.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 7.0% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Bulgaria ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.