Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Share of population with no formal education
Costa Rica
1.8%
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
71st
Zimbabwe rank
68th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 111 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 90.4% | 100.0% | 9.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 85.8% | 100.0% | 14.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 79.0% | 100.0% | 21.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 59.1% | 99.8% | 40.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 47.1% | 97.4% | 50.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 36.4% | 92.0% | 55.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 29.4% | 79.3% | 49.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 23.1% | 66.6% | 43.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 18.6% | 54.5% | 35.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 17.1% | 40.2% | 23.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 27.1% | 13.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 22.7% | 15.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 10.5% | 5.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 6.0% | 2.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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.