Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education

Costa Rica
0.8%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Sri Lanka rank
51st

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
00.20.40.60.8198920052021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 89 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.0% Costa Rica
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed