Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
61st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1990
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Costa Rica is 0.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 104 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, primary education and below in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with low education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9% | — |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +9.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 90% of the median. (22 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% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Costa Rica?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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