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
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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About this data
De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.