Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.9%
in 2004
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2004.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 90 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9% | — |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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