Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
29th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.050.10.150.21989200220161989: 0.138 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.137 % of employed population with high education in working age1991: 0.157 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.135 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.148 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.146 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.142 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.14 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.151 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.163 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.159 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.163 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.172 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.175 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.16 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.172 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.157 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.158 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.15 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.157 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.183 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.187 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.198 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.214 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

Costa Rica ranks 29th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% -1.2%
1991 0.2% +14.7%
1992 0.1% -13.5%
1993 0.1% +9.4%
1994 0.1% -1.4%
1995 0.1% -2.8%
1996 0.1% -1.7%
1997 0.2% +8.0%
1998 0.2% +7.8%
1999 0.2% -2.1%
2000 0.2% -3.6%
2001 0.2% +6.5%
2002 0.2% +5.6%
2003 0.2% +1.4%
2004 0.2% -8.7%
2005 0.2% +7.9%
2006 0.2% -8.8%
2007 0.2% +0.8%
2008 0.1% -5.4%
2009 0.2% +5.2%
2010 0.2% +16.5%
2012 0.2% +1.7%
2015 0.2% +5.8%
2016 0.2% +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  2. 27 Italy 0.2% compare
  3. 28 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
  4. 30 Panama 0.2% compare
  5. 31 Denmark 0.2% compare
  6. 32 Philippines 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above?
Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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