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

Costa Rica
9,900 people
in 2100
Paraguay
11,600 people
in 2100
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Paraguay rank
121st

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

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

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 11,600 people against 9,900 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,700 people.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Paraguay ranks 121st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Paraguay Difference Ahead
1950s 138,600 people 200,850 people 62,250 people Paraguay
1960s 147,800 people 192,500 people 44,700 people Paraguay
1970s 149,700 people 185,750 people 36,050 people Paraguay
1980s 150,300 people 180,050 people 29,750 people Paraguay
1990s 148,200 people 165,750 people 17,550 people Paraguay
2000s 142,000 people 152,600 people 10,600 people Paraguay
2010s 126,700 people 132,150 people 5,450 people Paraguay
2020s 106,150 people 112,750 people 6,600 people Paraguay
2030s 87,050 people 95,300 people 8,250 people Paraguay
2040s 71,750 people 79,050 people 7,300 people Paraguay
2050s 58,000 people 63,150 people 5,150 people Paraguay
2060s 44,950 people 48,250 people 3,300 people Paraguay
2070s 32,400 people 35,100 people 2,700 people Paraguay
2080s 21,800 people 24,300 people 2,500 people Paraguay
2090s 14,100 people 16,200 people 2,100 people Paraguay
2100s 9,900 people 11,600 people 1,700 people Paraguay

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 Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 11,600 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 Paraguay?
1,700 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Paraguay ranks 121st 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.