Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
80th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.6%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.621 % of labor force with high education in working age1990: 0.625 % of labor force with high education in working age1991: 0.614 % of labor force with high education in working age1992: 0.605 % of labor force with high education in working age1993: 0.618 % of labor force with high education in working age1994: 0.621 % of labor force with high education in working age1995: 0.626 % of labor force with high education in working age1996: 0.612 % of labor force with high education in working age1997: 0.63 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.656 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.643 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.634 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.653 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.648 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.659 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.643 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.661 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.656 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.665 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.663 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.666 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.646 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.672 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.671 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.672 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.663 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.666 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.672 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.655 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.65 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.655 % of labor force with high education in working age2020: 0.611 % of labor force with high education in working age2021: 0.649 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica is 0.6%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.

That places Costa Rica 80th out of 107 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.

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1989 0.6%
1990 0.6% +0.5%
1991 0.6% -1.7%
1992 0.6% -1.5%
1993 0.6% +2.3%
1994 0.6% +0.4%
1995 0.6% +0.7%
1996 0.6% -2.1%
1997 0.6% +2.8%
1998 0.7% +4.2%
1999 0.6% -2.0%
2000 0.6% -1.3%
2001 0.7% +3.0%
2002 0.6% -0.8%
2003 0.7% +1.7%
2004 0.6% -2.4%
2005 0.7% +2.8%
2006 0.7% -0.8%
2007 0.7% +1.4%
2008 0.7% -0.3%
2009 0.7% +0.4%
2010 0.6% -2.9%
2011 0.7% +3.9%
2012 0.7% -0.2%
2013 0.7% +0.2%
2014 0.7% -1.5%
2015 0.7% +0.6%
2016 0.7% +0.8%
2017 0.7% -2.5%
2018 0.7% -0.8%
2019 0.7% +0.7%
2020 0.6% -6.6%
2021 0.6% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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