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

Costa Rica: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 43.79 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.79
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 104 countries
All-time high
43.79
in 2021
All-time low
32.45
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0102030401989200520211989: 32.51990: 32.51991: 32.91992: 32.81993: 32.81994: 32.91995: 33.21996: 33.61997: 33.61998: 33.91999: 33.72000: 33.62001: 342002: 34.32003: 34.82004: 35.22005: 35.62006: 35.72007: 362008: 36.52009: 37.32010: 38.12011: 38.32012: 38.92013: 39.82014: 40.62015: 40.42016: 40.92017: 41.52018: 42.62019: 432020: 43.62021: 43.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 43.79 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 43.79 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.45, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 38th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 32.45
1990 32.54 +0.3%
1991 32.91 +1.1%
1992 32.78 -0.4%
1993 32.83 +0.2%
1994 32.92 +0.3%
1995 33.19 +0.8%
1996 33.61 +1.3%
1997 33.64 +0.1%
1998 33.88 +0.7%
1999 33.66 -0.6%
2000 33.56 -0.3%
2001 33.96 +1.2%
2002 34.31 +1.0%
2003 34.77 +1.3%
2004 35.19 +1.2%
2005 35.56 +1.0%
2006 35.68 +0.4%
2007 35.98 +0.8%
2008 36.47 +1.4%
2009 37.27 +2.2%
2010 38.11 +2.3%
2011 38.27 +0.4%
2012 38.88 +1.6%
2013 39.84 +2.5%
2014 40.64 +2.0%
2015 40.38 -0.6%
2016 40.92 +1.3%
2017 41.5 +1.4%
2018 42.56 +2.6%
2019 43 +1.0%
2020 43.61 +1.4%
2021 43.79 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.45 32.45 32.45 1
1990s 33.2 32.54 33.88 10
2000s 35.27 33.56 37.27 10
2010s 40.41 38.11 43 10
2020s 43.7 43.61 43.79 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 35 Serbia 44.27 compare
  2. 36 Belgium 44.24 compare
  3. 37 United States of America 43.81 compare
  4. 39 Peru 43.65 compare
  5. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.28 compare
  6. 41 Djibouti 43.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 43.79 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43.79 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 32.45 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,432 data points, 1970–2021
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