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

Costa Rica
9,900 people
in 2100
Namibia
11,900 people
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Namibia rank
119th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Namibia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195020252100

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 11,900 people against 9,900 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 2,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Namibia Difference Ahead
1950s 138,600 people 204,400 people 65,800 people Namibia
1960s 147,800 people 194,100 people 46,300 people Namibia
1970s 149,700 people 195,250 people 45,550 people Namibia
1980s 150,300 people 177,900 people 27,600 people Namibia
1990s 148,200 people 186,950 people 38,750 people Namibia
2000s 142,000 people 171,350 people 29,350 people Namibia
2010s 126,700 people 148,300 people 21,600 people Namibia
2020s 106,150 people 120,700 people 14,550 people Namibia
2030s 87,050 people 96,150 people 9,100 people Namibia
2040s 71,750 people 75,800 people 4,050 people Namibia
2050s 58,000 people 58,000 people 0 people
2060s 44,950 people 43,100 people 1,850 people Costa Rica
2070s 32,400 people 30,900 people 1,500 people Costa Rica
2080s 21,800 people 21,750 people 50 people Costa Rica
2090s 14,100 people 15,500 people 1,400 people Namibia
2100s 9,900 people 11,900 people 2,000 people Namibia

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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 11,900 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 Costa Rica and Namibia?
2,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Namibia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Costa Rica and Namibia rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Namibia ranks 119th 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.