Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 33.4%
World rank
74th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1989
All-time low
0.5%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.91 % of female youth labor force1990: 0.9 % of female youth labor force1991: 0.868 % of female youth labor force1992: 0.905 % of female youth labor force1993: 0.904 % of female youth labor force1994: 0.89 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.871 % of female youth labor force1996: 0.837 % of female youth labor force1997: 0.841 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.829 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.84 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.855 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.836 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.827 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.82 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.815 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.785 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.805 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.852 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.866 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.779 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.791 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.785 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.758 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.759 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.731 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.759 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.766 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.792 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.768 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.731 % of female youth labor force2020: 0.526 % of female youth labor force2021: 0.701 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.7% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2021.

That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1989 0.9%
1990 0.9% -1.1%
1991 0.9% -3.6%
1992 0.9% +4.3%
1993 0.9% -0.1%
1994 0.9% -1.6%
1995 0.9% -2.1%
1996 0.8% -3.9%
1997 0.8% +0.5%
1998 0.8% -1.4%
1999 0.8% +1.3%
2000 0.9% +1.7%
2001 0.8% -2.2%
2002 0.8% -1.1%
2003 0.8% -0.8%
2004 0.8% -0.6%
2005 0.8% -3.7%
2006 0.8% +2.6%
2007 0.9% +5.8%
2008 0.9% +1.7%
2009 0.8% -10.0%
2010 0.8% +1.5%
2011 0.8% -0.8%
2012 0.8% -3.3%
2013 0.8% +0.0%
2014 0.7% -3.6%
2015 0.8% +3.9%
2016 0.8% +0.8%
2017 0.8% +3.5%
2018 0.8% -3.0%
2019 0.7% -4.9%
2020 0.5% -28.1%
2021 0.7% +33.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 89% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +33.4% 0.5% 0.7%
2020 -28.1% 0.7% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 71 Zambia 0.7% compare
  2. 72 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  3. 73 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  4. 75 Portugal 0.7% compare
  5. 76 Türkiye 0.7% compare
  6. 77 Rwanda 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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