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Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.515 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1990: 0.517 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1991: 0.483 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1992: 0.47 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1993: 0.52 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1994: 0.631 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1995: 0.629 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1996: 0.558 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1997: 0.563 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.537 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.599 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.555 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.615 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.587 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.641 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.609 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2005: 0.658 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.621 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.677 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.686 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.681 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2010: 0.685 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.68 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.697 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.705 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.706 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.693 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.689 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2017: 0.715 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2018: 0.72 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.704 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2020: 0.733 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector2021: 0.724 % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.

That places Costa Rica 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector Change
1989 0.5% —
1990 0.5% +0.3%
1991 0.5% -6.6%
1992 0.5% -2.7%
1993 0.5% +10.7%
1994 0.6% +21.4%
1995 0.6% -0.4%
1996 0.6% -11.3%
1997 0.6% +1.0%
1998 0.5% -4.6%
1999 0.6% +11.5%
2000 0.6% -7.4%
2001 0.6% +10.8%
2002 0.6% -4.6%
2003 0.6% +9.2%
2004 0.6% -4.9%
2005 0.7% +8.0%
2006 0.6% -5.5%
2007 0.7% +8.9%
2008 0.7% +1.4%
2009 0.7% -0.8%
2010 0.7% +0.6%
2011 0.7% -0.9%
2012 0.7% +2.6%
2013 0.7% +1.2%
2014 0.7% +0.1%
2015 0.7% -1.8%
2016 0.7% -0.6%
2017 0.7% +3.8%
2018 0.7% +0.8%
2019 0.7% -2.3%
2020 0.7% +4.1%
2021 0.7% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 14 Chile 0.7% compare
  2. 15 Croatia 0.7% compare
  3. 16 Spain 0.7% compare
  4. 18 Bulgaria 0.7% compare
  5. 19 France 0.7% compare
  6. 20 Mauritius 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,125 data points, 1970–2021
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