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
010203040195020252100

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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Indicator
Share of the population with no formal education with projections
Unit
%
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto share of population withno education in a country or region.