Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica is 0.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 37th out of 104 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.
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with high education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.7% | — |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
- Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, 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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