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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
40th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2010
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.667 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.661 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.662 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.673 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.687 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.698 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.693 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.683 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.665 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.68 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.693 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.672 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.647 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.635 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.657 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.653 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.689 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.652 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.702 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.681 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.681 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.734 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.729 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.725 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.726 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.718 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.723 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.718 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.722 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.72 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.72 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.71 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.7 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places Costa Rica 40th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1989 0.7% —
1990 0.7% -0.9%
1991 0.7% +0.2%
1992 0.7% +1.5%
1993 0.7% +2.1%
1994 0.7% +1.7%
1995 0.7% -0.7%
1996 0.7% -1.5%
1997 0.7% -2.6%
1998 0.7% +2.2%
1999 0.7% +2.0%
2000 0.7% -3.1%
2001 0.6% -3.7%
2002 0.6% -1.8%
2003 0.7% +3.5%
2004 0.7% -0.7%
2005 0.7% +5.5%
2006 0.7% -5.3%
2007 0.7% +7.6%
2008 0.7% -3.0%
2009 0.7% +0.0%
2010 0.7% +7.7%
2011 0.7% -0.7%
2012 0.7% -0.6%
2013 0.7% +0.2%
2014 0.7% -1.2%
2015 0.7% +0.6%
2016 0.7% -0.6%
2017 0.7% +0.6%
2018 0.7% -0.3%
2019 0.7% +0.0%
2020 0.7% -1.4%
2021 0.7% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2000s 0.7% 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. 37 Malta 0.7% compare
  2. 38 Tunisia 0.7% compare
  3. 39 Ireland 0.7% compare
  4. 41 Albania 0.7% compare
  5. 42 Chile 0.7% compare
  6. 43 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  7. 43 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
Wage workers, 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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