Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Bolivia
11,800 people
in 2100
Costa Rica
9,900 people
in 2100
Bolivia rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
122nd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Bolivia
  • Costa Rica
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M195020252100

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 11,800 people against 9,900 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,900 people.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Bolivia has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 200 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 1.18 million people 138,600 people 1.04 million people Bolivia
1960s 1.12 million people 147,800 people 967,750 people Bolivia
1970s 1.02 million people 149,700 people 870,500 people Bolivia
1980s 884,550 people 150,300 people 734,250 people Bolivia
1990s 734,100 people 148,200 people 585,900 people Bolivia
2000s 597,100 people 142,000 people 455,100 people Bolivia
2010s 439,800 people 126,700 people 313,100 people Bolivia
2020s 315,950 people 106,150 people 209,800 people Bolivia
2030s 215,050 people 87,050 people 128,000 people Bolivia
2040s 146,700 people 71,750 people 74,950 people Bolivia
2050s 98,300 people 58,000 people 40,300 people Bolivia
2060s 64,000 people 44,950 people 19,050 people Bolivia
2070s 40,300 people 32,400 people 7,900 people Bolivia
2080s 25,500 people 21,800 people 3,700 people Bolivia
2090s 16,500 people 14,100 people 2,400 people Bolivia
2100s 11,800 people 9,900 people 1,900 people Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
Bolivia, at 11,800 people against 9,900 people in Costa Rica as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
1,900 people, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Bolivia ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
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 population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.