Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
28th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
24
1989–2016

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.61989200220161989: 0.446 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.563 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.552 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.552 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.556 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.552 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.566 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.593 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.589 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.594 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.596 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.605 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.61 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.611 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.594 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.599 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.605 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.578 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.573 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.569 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.57 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.576 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.613 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.627 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.6% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 28th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.6% +26.2%
1992 0.6% -2.0%
1993 0.6% +0.1%
1994 0.6% +0.7%
1995 0.6% -0.7%
1996 0.6% +2.5%
1997 0.6% +4.8%
1998 0.6% -0.7%
1999 0.6% +0.9%
2000 0.6% +0.4%
2001 0.6% +1.6%
2002 0.6% +0.9%
2003 0.6% +0.1%
2004 0.6% -2.8%
2005 0.6% +0.9%
2006 0.6% +1.0%
2007 0.6% -4.5%
2008 0.6% -0.9%
2009 0.6% -0.8%
2010 0.6% +0.3%
2012 0.6% +1.0%
2015 0.6% +6.6%
2016 0.6% +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 29 Türkiye 0.5% compare
  4. 30 Brazil 0.5% compare
  5. 31 Tunisia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 38 countries with data for 2016.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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