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Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
44th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1990
All-time low
0.7%
in 2004
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.823 % of workers with high education in the service sector1990: 0.824 % of workers with high education in the service sector1991: 0.805 % of workers with high education in the service sector1992: 0.82 % of workers with high education in the service sector1993: 0.802 % of workers with high education in the service sector1994: 0.789 % of workers with high education in the service sector1995: 0.782 % of workers with high education in the service sector1996: 0.788 % of workers with high education in the service sector1997: 0.786 % of workers with high education in the service sector1998: 0.793 % of workers with high education in the service sector1999: 0.766 % of workers with high education in the service sector2000: 0.787 % of workers with high education in the service sector2001: 0.764 % of workers with high education in the service sector2002: 0.757 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.752 % of workers with high education in the service sector2004: 0.745 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.766 % of workers with high education in the service sector2006: 0.779 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.775 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.783 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.786 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.806 % of workers with high education in the service sector2011: 0.804 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.816 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.797 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.808 % of workers with high education in the service sector2015: 0.806 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.801 % of workers with high education in the service sector2017: 0.811 % of workers with high education in the service sector2018: 0.822 % of workers with high education in the service sector2019: 0.822 % of workers with high education in the service sector2020: 0.822 % of workers with high education in the service sector2021: 0.805 % of workers with high education in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the service sector.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8% for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.

That places Costa Rica 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1989 0.8% —
1990 0.8% +0.2%
1991 0.8% -2.4%
1992 0.8% +1.9%
1993 0.8% -2.2%
1994 0.8% -1.6%
1995 0.8% -0.9%
1996 0.8% +0.7%
1997 0.8% -0.2%
1998 0.8% +0.9%
1999 0.8% -3.3%
2000 0.8% +2.7%
2001 0.8% -2.9%
2002 0.8% -0.9%
2003 0.8% -0.6%
2004 0.7% -1.0%
2005 0.8% +2.9%
2006 0.8% +1.7%
2007 0.8% -0.5%
2008 0.8% +1.1%
2009 0.8% +0.3%
2010 0.8% +2.5%
2011 0.8% -0.2%
2012 0.8% +1.4%
2013 0.8% -2.4%
2014 0.8% +1.4%
2015 0.8% -0.3%
2016 0.8% -0.6%
2017 0.8% +1.2%
2018 0.8% +1.4%
2019 0.8% -0.0%
2020 0.8% +0.0%
2021 0.8% -2.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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  3. 43 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  4. 45 Belize 0.8% compare
  5. 46 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  6. 47 Georgia 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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