Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 was 21.68 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
21.68
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
40th
of 92 countries
All-time high
21.94
in 2020
All-time low
20.28
in 1994
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

051015201989200520211989: 20.41990: 20.51991: 20.51992: 20.51993: 20.41994: 20.31995: 20.41996: 20.41997: 20.31998: 20.41999: 20.42000: 20.52001: 20.52002: 20.62003: 20.82004: 20.82005: 20.82006: 20.82007: 20.92008: 21.12009: 21.22010: 21.22011: 21.22012: 21.32013: 21.42014: 21.52015: 21.42016: 21.32017: 21.42018: 21.52019: 21.62020: 21.92021: 21.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 21.68 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 21.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.28, in 1994.

That places Costa Rica 40th out of 92 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 workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 20.41
1990 20.51 +0.5%
1991 20.53 +0.1%
1992 20.54 +0.1%
1993 20.45 -0.5%
1994 20.28 -0.8%
1995 20.43 +0.8%
1996 20.43 -0.0%
1997 20.33 -0.5%
1998 20.43 +0.5%
1999 20.41 -0.1%
2000 20.54 +0.6%
2001 20.49 -0.2%
2002 20.59 +0.4%
2003 20.83 +1.2%
2004 20.76 -0.3%
2005 20.77 +0.0%
2006 20.82 +0.3%
2007 20.9 +0.4%
2008 21.14 +1.2%
2009 21.23 +0.4%
2010 21.24 +0.0%
2011 21.25 +0.0%
2012 21.31 +0.3%
2013 21.41 +0.5%
2014 21.5 +0.5%
2015 21.39 -0.5%
2016 21.32 -0.3%
2017 21.44 +0.5%
2018 21.53 +0.4%
2019 21.61 +0.4%
2020 21.94 +1.6%
2021 21.68 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.41 20.41 20.41 1
1990s 20.43 20.28 20.54 10
2000s 20.81 20.49 21.23 10
2010s 21.4 21.24 21.61 10
2020s 21.81 21.68 21.94 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 37 Republic of Korea 21.81 compare
  2. 38 Chile 21.78 compare
  3. 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21.69 compare
  4. 41 China 21.68 compare
  5. 42 Mauritius 21.66 compare
  6. 43 Sri Lanka 21.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica was 21.68 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 21.94 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 20.28 in 1994.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24?
Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 workers in the service sector, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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