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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Costa Rica, 1989–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 26 United States 0.2% compare
- 27 Italy 0.2% compare
- 28 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
- 30 Panama 0.2% compare
- 31 Denmark 0.2% compare
- 32 Philippines 0.2% compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
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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