Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 44.1%
World rank
52nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.
Analysis
In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 44.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 107 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.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of labor force with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +37.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +63.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +85.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
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- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1% compare
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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 unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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