Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 50.03 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
50.03
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
16th
of 80 countries
All-time high
50.03
in 2021
All-time low
41.02
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

02040601989200520211989: 42.11990: 41.21991: 411992: 42.11993: 42.11994: 41.21995: 41.91996: 41.61997: 42.21998: 42.41999: 41.12000: 41.22001: 42.72002: 42.82003: 43.42004: 43.72005: 43.92006: 45.12007: 44.82008: 44.22009: 43.42010: 46.82011: 45.62012: 47.12013: 48.12014: 47.62015: 47.52016: 46.22017: 47.92018: 48.62019: 49.72020: 47.82021: 50

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica is 50.03, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 50.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.02, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 42.08
1990 41.17 -2.2%
1991 41.02 -0.4%
1992 42.05 +2.5%
1993 42.1 +0.1%
1994 41.23 -2.1%
1995 41.9 +1.6%
1996 41.63 -0.6%
1997 42.2 +1.4%
1998 42.39 +0.5%
1999 41.13 -3.0%
2000 41.22 +0.2%
2001 42.73 +3.7%
2002 42.75 +0.0%
2003 43.37 +1.4%
2004 43.73 +0.8%
2005 43.95 +0.5%
2006 45.06 +2.5%
2007 44.83 -0.5%
2008 44.15 -1.5%
2009 43.4 -1.7%
2010 46.83 +7.9%
2011 45.55 -2.7%
2012 47.08 +3.4%
2013 48.09 +2.2%
2014 47.63 -1.0%
2015 47.46 -0.3%
2016 46.19 -2.7%
2017 47.86 +3.6%
2018 48.64 +1.6%
2019 49.71 +2.2%
2020 47.78 -3.9%
2021 50.03 +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.08 42.08 42.08 1
1990s 41.68 41.02 42.39 10
2000s 43.52 41.22 45.06 10
2010s 47.5 45.55 49.71 10
2020s 48.91 47.78 50.03 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 13 Portugal 51.73 compare
  2. 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.81 compare
  3. 15 Panama 50.5 compare
  4. 17 Chile 49.92 compare
  5. 18 Paraguay 49.82 compare
  6. 19 Spain 49.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 50.03 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 50.03 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 41.02 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,037 data points, 1970–2021
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