Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
38th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.438 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.439 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.434 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.455 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.467 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.488 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.462 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.462 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.475 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.489 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.469 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.483 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.476 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.483 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.492 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.512 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.497 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.54 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.522 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.523 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.545 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.576 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.574 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.57 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.571 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.568 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.571 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.567 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.571 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.533 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica stood at 0.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

That places Costa Rica 38th 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, primary education and in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% +0.3%
1991 0.4% -1.2%
1992 0.5% +4.8%
1993 0.5% +2.6%
1994 0.5% +4.5%
1995 0.5% -2.5%
1996 0.5% -2.9%
1997 0.5% +0.2%
1998 0.5% +2.7%
1999 0.5% +3.0%
2000 0.5% -4.0%
2001 0.5% +2.9%
2002 0.5% -1.4%
2003 0.5% +1.5%
2004 0.5% +1.8%
2005 0.5% +4.1%
2006 0.5% -3.0%
2007 0.5% +8.8%
2008 0.5% -3.5%
2009 0.5% +0.2%
2010 0.5% +4.3%
2011 0.6% +5.7%
2012 0.5% -5.8%
2013 0.6% +5.9%
2014 0.6% -0.7%
2015 0.6% +0.1%
2016 0.6% -0.4%
2017 0.6% +0.4%
2018 0.6% -0.6%
2019 0.6% +0.7%
2020 0.5% -6.6%
2021 0.5% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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