Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry was 0.2379 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.2379
Change on year
down 26.3%
World rank
11th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.3682
in 2000
All-time low
0.2379
in 2015
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.3682001: 0.2622002: 0.2622003: 0.2572004: 0.2872005: 0.2732006: 0.32007: 0.312008: 0.3152009: 0.332010: 0.3062012: 0.3232015: 0.238

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2379 for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3682 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2379, in 2015.

Costa Rica ranks 11th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3682
2001 0.2619 -28.9%
2002 0.2623 +0.2%
2003 0.2574 -1.9%
2004 0.2874 +11.7%
2005 0.2726 -5.2%
2006 0.2997 +10.0%
2007 0.3095 +3.3%
2008 0.3148 +1.7%
2009 0.3297 +4.7%
2010 0.3064 -7.1%
2012 0.3227 +5.3%
2015 0.2379 -26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2964 0.2574 0.3682 10
2010s 0.289 0.2379 0.3227 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Jordan 0.2997 compare
  2. 9 Guatemala 0.2955 compare
  3. 10 Paraguay 0.2928 compare
  4. 12 Honduras 0.2299 compare
  5. 13 Palestine, State of 0.2154 compare
  6. 14 Ecuador 0.2036 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica?
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica was 0.2379 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3682 in 2000.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2379 in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2015.
Is rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 257 data points, 2000–2021
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