Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
55th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.2%
in 1994
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.233 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.244 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.227 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.205 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.215 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.218 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.231 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.213 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.205 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.247 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.254 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.264 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.232 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.253 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.224 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.247 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.217 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.243 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.227 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.229 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.233 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.235 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.234 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.221 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.233 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.255 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.263 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.

That places Costa Rica 55th 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, 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 0.2%
1990 0.2% -3.2%
1991 0.2% +5.0%
1992 0.2% -3.5%
1993 0.2% -3.5%
1994 0.2% -10.0%
1995 0.2% +4.8%
1996 0.2% +1.7%
1997 0.2% +5.7%
1998 0.2% -7.8%
1999 0.2% -3.4%
2000 0.2% +20.2%
2001 0.3% +2.7%
2002 0.3% +4.2%
2003 0.2% -12.0%
2004 0.3% +8.6%
2005 0.2% -11.4%
2006 0.2% +10.4%
2007 0.2% -12.1%
2008 0.2% +8.2%
2009 0.2% +3.6%
2010 0.2% -6.7%
2011 0.2% +0.8%
2012 0.2% +1.8%
2013 0.2% +0.8%
2014 0.2% +2.2%
2015 0.2% -2.8%
2016 0.2% -5.5%
2017 0.2% +5.6%
2018 0.2% +2.9%
2019 0.2% +1.1%
2020 0.3% +5.1%
2021 0.3% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
How does Costa Rica rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, 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
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Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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