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Adult literacy rate in Costa Rica

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The current adult literacy rate in Costa Rica is 98%, which has increased by 0.6% (0.7%) since 2011.
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Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1970 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
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99.4%
+1.3%
(2021)
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99.4%
+0.6%
(2005)
Oman
97.3%
+1.7%
(2022)
Kuwait
96.5%
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(2020)
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95.7%
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Female doctoral attainment
0.1%
-0.2%
(2020)
Female tertiary school enrollment
60.5%
+2.2%
(2019)
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96.7%
-0.3%
(2020)
Primary education duration
6 years
0 years
(2023)
Secondary education duration
5 years
0 years
(2023)
Female primary last grade persistence
97.9%
+1.3%
(2020)
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Costa Rica Adult literacy rate between 1984 and 2021
Period Adult literacy rate Change
2021 98% +0.6%
2011 97.4% +2.5%
2000 94.9% +2.2%
1984 92.6%
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