Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 38 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
38
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
38
in 2015
All-time low
25
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

0102030402000200720152000: 252001: 372002: 332003: 322004: 342005: 332006: 352007: 332008: 322009: 352010: 322012: 352015: 38

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 38 for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica peaked at 38 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 25
2001 37 +48.0%
2002 33 -10.8%
2003 32 -3.0%
2004 34 +6.2%
2005 33 -2.9%
2006 35 +6.1%
2007 33 -5.7%
2008 32 -3.0%
2009 35 +9.4%
2010 32 -8.6%
2012 35 +9.4%
2015 38 +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.9 25 37 10
2010s 35 32 38 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica was 38 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 38 in 2015.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
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