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

Costa Rica: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 42 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43
in 2012
All-time low
38
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

0102030402000200720152000: 382001: 382002: 392003: 392004: 382005: 382006: 392007: 382008: 392009: 382010: 412012: 432015: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica is 42, measured in 2015.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica peaked at 43 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 38
2001 38 +0.0%
2002 39 +2.6%
2003 39 +0.0%
2004 38 -2.6%
2005 38 +0.0%
2006 39 +2.6%
2007 38 -2.6%
2008 39 +2.6%
2009 38 -2.6%
2010 41 +7.9%
2012 43 +4.9%
2015 42 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.4 38 39 10
2010s 42 41 43 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 11 South Africa 43
  2. 11 Sri Lanka 43 compare
  3. 13 Brazil 42 compare
  4. 13 Honduras 42 compare
  5. 13 Peru 42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Costa Rica was 42 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2012.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 299 data points, 2000–2021
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