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

Costa Rica
9,900 people
in 2100
Cuba
8,500 people
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Cuba rank
125th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M195020252100

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9,900 people against 8,500 people in Cuba, a difference of 1,400 people.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Cuba ranks 125th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Cuba Difference Ahead
1950s 138,600 people 955,000 people 816,400 people Cuba
1960s 147,800 people 868,050 people 720,250 people Cuba
1970s 149,700 people 719,900 people 570,200 people Cuba
1980s 150,300 people 586,650 people 436,350 people Cuba
1990s 148,200 people 454,450 people 306,250 people Cuba
2000s 142,000 people 330,150 people 188,150 people Cuba
2010s 126,700 people 226,900 people 100,200 people Cuba
2020s 106,150 people 147,150 people 41,000 people Cuba
2030s 87,050 people 95,650 people 8,600 people Cuba
2040s 71,750 people 66,850 people 4,900 people Costa Rica
2050s 58,000 people 49,100 people 8,900 people Costa Rica
2060s 44,950 people 35,850 people 9,100 people Costa Rica
2070s 32,400 people 25,450 people 6,950 people Costa Rica
2080s 21,800 people 17,550 people 4,250 people Costa Rica
2090s 14,100 people 11,600 people 2,500 people Costa Rica
2100s 9,900 people 8,500 people 1,400 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, Costa Rica or Cuba?
Costa Rica, at 9,900 people against 8,500 people in Cuba as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Costa Rica and Cuba?
1,400 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Cuba ranks 125th 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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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.