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

Costa Rica: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
58th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1994
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.727 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1990: 0.731 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1991: 0.723 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1992: 0.755 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1993: 0.767 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1994: 0.787 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1995: 0.771 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1996: 0.724 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1997: 0.728 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.715 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.721 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.7 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.699 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.701 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.721 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.757 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.704 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.76 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.722 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.719 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2010: 0.754 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.763 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.742 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.766 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.733 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.751 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.746 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.73 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.712 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.697 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2020: 0.67 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.698 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 58th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1989 0.7% —
1990 0.7% +0.5%
1991 0.7% -1.0%
1992 0.8% +4.4%
1993 0.8% +1.6%
1994 0.8% +2.6%
1995 0.8% -1.9%
1996 0.7% -6.1%
1997 0.7% +0.6%
1998 0.7% -1.8%
1999 0.7% +0.9%
2000 0.7% -2.9%
2001 0.7% -0.2%
2002 0.7% -1.1%
2003 0.7% +1.4%
2004 0.7% +2.8%
2005 0.8% +5.0%
2006 0.7% -7.0%
2007 0.8% +8.0%
2008 0.7% -5.0%
2009 0.7% -0.4%
2010 0.8% +4.9%
2011 0.8% +1.2%
2012 0.7% -2.8%
2013 0.8% +3.2%
2014 0.7% -4.3%
2015 0.8% +2.4%
2016 0.7% -0.7%
2017 0.7% -2.1%
2018 0.7% -2.5%
2019 0.7% -2.1%
2020 0.7% -3.8%
2021 0.7% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 55 Mexico 0.7% compare
  2. 56 Malta 0.7% compare
  3. 57 Indonesia 0.7% compare
  4. 59 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  5. 60 Belize 0.7% compare
  6. 61 Nicaragua 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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