Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
58th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2003
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.020.040.060.081989200520211989: 0.038 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.056 % of employed population with high education in working age1991: 0.052 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.045 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.05 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.068 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.065 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.071 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.072 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.082 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.059 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.085 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.088 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.077 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.076 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.075 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.076 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.076 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.039 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.047 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.039 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.04 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.045 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.044 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.041 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.04 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.034 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.033 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.03 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.031 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica stood at 0.0%.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 58th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1989 0.0%
1990 0.1% +45.3%
1991 0.1% -5.9%
1992 0.0% -14.1%
1993 0.1% +12.2%
1994 0.1% +35.8%
1995 0.1% -4.7%
1996 0.1% +9.2%
1997 0.1% +1.2%
1998 0.1% +13.3%
1999 0.1% +5.3%
2000 0.1% -31.8%
2001 0.1% +46.9%
2002 0.1% -1.5%
2003 0.1% +3.4%
2004 0.1% -2.4%
2005 0.1% -10.0%
2006 0.1% -1.4%
2007 0.1% -1.9%
2008 0.1% +1.7%
2009 0.1% +0.3%
2010 0.0% -49.2%
2011 0.0% +21.7%
2012 0.0% -17.3%
2013 0.0% +3.5%
2014 0.0% +11.9%
2015 0.0% -3.2%
2016 0.0% -5.8%
2017 0.0% -1.9%
2018 0.0% -14.6%
2019 0.0% -3.3%
2020 0.0% -11.1%
2021 0.0% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 57 Panama 0.0% compare
  4. 59 Colombia 0.0% compare
  5. 60 India 0.0% compare
  6. 61 Thailand 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest employers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for employers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is employers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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