Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary

Costa Rica
0.9%
in 2021
Uruguay
0.9%
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
48th
Uruguay rank
47th

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 89 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Costa Rica
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Uruguay
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Uruguay
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Costa Rica ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 47th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed