Costa Rica vs Mexico: Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Costa Rica
0.2%
in 2100
Mexico
0.2%
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
121st
Mexico rank
119th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 121st and Mexico ranks 119th of 200 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.7% | 35.8% | 22.1% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 10.3% | 26.5% | 16.2% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 18.8% | 11.2% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 13.7% | 7.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 9.9% | 5.4% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 7.2% | 3.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 2030s | 1.6% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2060s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2070s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2080s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2090s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with no formal education with projections, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Costa Rica as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of the population with no formal education with projections between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for share of the population with no formal education with projections?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st and Mexico ranks 119th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with no formal education with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.