Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Share of population with no formal education
Costa Rica
1.8%
in 2020
El Salvador
1.8%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
71st
El Salvador rank
71st
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 71st of 111 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 90.4% | 93.8% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 85.8% | 90.7% | 4.9% | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 79.0% | 86.6% | 7.5% | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 59.1% | 79.5% | 20.5% | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 47.1% | 73.7% | 26.6% | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 36.4% | 70.7% | 34.4% | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 29.4% | 68.9% | 39.6% | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 23.1% | 67.9% | 44.8% | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 18.6% | 62.3% | 43.7% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 53.2% | 36.1% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 41.1% | 27.6% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 32.1% | 25.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 25.2% | 19.9% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 14.8% | 11.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 1.8% against 1.8% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and El Salvador 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.