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 0.3109 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
0.3109
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
8th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.3404
in 2009
All-time low
0.1683
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

00.10.20.32000200620122000: 0.1682001: 0.2422002: 0.2712003: 0.2552004: 0.3162005: 0.2982006: 0.3052007: 0.3172008: 0.3272009: 0.342010: 0.32012: 0.311

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica is 0.3109, measured in 2012.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3404 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1683, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1683
2001 0.2421 +43.8%
2002 0.2705 +11.8%
2003 0.2552 -5.7%
2004 0.3155 +23.6%
2005 0.2982 -5.5%
2006 0.3048 +2.2%
2007 0.3166 +3.9%
2008 0.3272 +3.4%
2009 0.3404 +4.0%
2010 0.2996 -12.0%
2012 0.3109 +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2839 0.1683 0.3404 10
2010s 0.3052 0.2996 0.3109 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Viet Nam 0.5422 compare
  2. 6 Republic of Moldova 0.4568 compare
  3. 7 Zambia 0.3153 compare
  4. 9 Paraguay 0.3104 compare
  5. 10 Russian Federation 0.3066 compare
  6. 11 Jordan 0.2989 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 0.3109 in 2012, 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 0.3404 in 2009.
What is the lowest rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1683 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2012.
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 up 14.9%. 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 Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rural residents, as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 255 data points, 2000–2020
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