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

Botswana
8,700 people
in 2100
Costa Rica
9,900 people
in 2100
Botswana rank
124th
Costa Rica rank
122nd

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Botswana
  • Costa Rica
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k195020252100

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9,900 people against 8,700 people in Botswana, a difference of 1,200 people.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 124th and Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 9 and Costa Rica in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1950s 195,150 people 138,600 people 56,550 people Botswana
1960s 196,300 people 147,800 people 48,500 people Botswana
1970s 186,450 people 149,700 people 36,750 people Botswana
1980s 235,450 people 150,300 people 85,150 people Botswana
1990s 233,950 people 148,200 people 85,750 people Botswana
2000s 203,500 people 142,000 people 61,500 people Botswana
2010s 161,350 people 126,700 people 34,650 people Botswana
2020s 128,300 people 106,150 people 22,150 people Botswana
2030s 96,800 people 87,050 people 9,750 people Botswana
2040s 68,700 people 71,750 people 3,050 people Costa Rica
2050s 47,100 people 58,000 people 10,900 people Costa Rica
2060s 32,800 people 44,950 people 12,150 people Costa Rica
2070s 23,100 people 32,400 people 9,300 people Costa Rica
2080s 16,300 people 21,800 people 5,500 people Costa Rica
2090s 11,500 people 14,100 people 2,600 people Costa Rica
2100s 8,700 people 9,900 people 1,200 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Botswana or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 9,900 people against 8,700 people in Botswana as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Botswana and Costa Rica?
1,200 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Botswana ranks 124th 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.