Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Costa Rica Series ID: SEADTLITRZSCRI Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 1984-01-01 to 2021-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-10-31 3:22 PM CDT Notes: Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, 'literacy' also encompasses 'numeracy', the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 1984-01-01 92.6290435791016 1985-01-01 . 1986-01-01 . 1987-01-01 . 1988-01-01 . 1989-01-01 . 1990-01-01 . 1991-01-01 . 1992-01-01 . 1993-01-01 . 1994-01-01 . 1995-01-01 . 1996-01-01 . 1997-01-01 . 1998-01-01 . 1999-01-01 . 2000-01-01 94.8681869506836 2001-01-01 . 2002-01-01 . 2003-01-01 . 2004-01-01 . 2005-01-01 . 2006-01-01 . 2007-01-01 . 2008-01-01 . 2009-01-01 . 2010-01-01 . 2011-01-01 97.4065780639648 2012-01-01 . 2013-01-01 . 2014-01-01 . 2015-01-01 . 2016-01-01 . 2017-01-01 . 2018-01-01 . 2019-01-01 . 2020-01-01 . 2021-01-01 98.0400009155273