Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
66th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.0050.010.0150.020.0251989200520211989: 0.024 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.026 % of employed population with high education in working age1991: 0.026 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.017 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.024 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.02 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.021 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.021 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.014 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.022 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.02 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.014 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.015 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.013 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.016 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.016 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.011 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.014 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.011 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.009 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.012 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.026 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.01 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.009 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.01 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.008 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.007 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica is 0.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 66th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1989 0.0%
1990 0.0% +5.9%
1991 0.0% +3.1%
1992 0.0% -30.3%
1993 0.0% -6.6%
1994 0.0% +6.2%
1995 0.0% +31.2%
1996 0.0% -16.9%
1997 0.0% -11.4%
1998 0.0% +19.5%
1999 0.0% -2.1%
2000 0.0% -29.8%
2001 0.0% +22.3%
2002 0.0% +26.2%
2003 0.0% -21.6%
2004 0.0% +11.9%
2005 0.0% -7.4%
2006 0.0% -22.4%
2007 0.0% +4.1%
2008 0.0% -14.0%
2009 0.0% +23.2%
2010 0.0% +0.1%
2011 0.0% -27.2%
2012 0.0% +24.3%
2013 0.0% -24.4%
2014 0.0% -16.6%
2015 0.0% +31.6%
2016 0.0% +126.0%
2017 0.0% -61.9%
2018 0.0% -7.3%
2019 0.0% +3.1%
2020 0.0% -15.9%
2021 0.0% -11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 63 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0% compare
  2. 64 Uruguay 0.0% compare
  3. 65 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
  4. 67 South Africa 0.0% compare
  5. 68 Montenegro 0.0% compare
  6. 69 Croatia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid workers, 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
Unpaid workers, 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
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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