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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 17.5%
World rank
74th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1989
All-time low
0.6%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.929 % of total youth labor force1990: 0.917 % of total youth labor force1991: 0.892 % of total youth labor force1992: 0.924 % of total youth labor force1993: 0.919 % of total youth labor force1994: 0.92 % of total youth labor force1995: 0.889 % of total youth labor force1996: 0.882 % of total youth labor force1997: 0.884 % of total youth labor force1998: 0.883 % of total youth labor force1999: 0.873 % of total youth labor force2000: 0.89 % of total youth labor force2001: 0.866 % of total youth labor force2002: 0.859 % of total youth labor force2003: 0.853 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.857 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.85 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.861 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.893 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.89 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.821 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.833 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.83 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.816 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.798 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.793 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.793 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.801 % of total youth labor force2017: 0.819 % of total youth labor force2018: 0.796 % of total youth labor force2019: 0.78 % of total youth labor force2020: 0.626 % of total youth labor force2021: 0.735 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 74th out of 111 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1989 0.9%
1990 0.9% -1.3%
1991 0.9% -2.7%
1992 0.9% +3.6%
1993 0.9% -0.5%
1994 0.9% +0.1%
1995 0.9% -3.4%
1996 0.9% -0.9%
1997 0.9% +0.3%
1998 0.9% -0.1%
1999 0.9% -1.2%
2000 0.9% +2.0%
2001 0.9% -2.8%
2002 0.9% -0.7%
2003 0.9% -0.7%
2004 0.9% +0.5%
2005 0.8% -0.9%
2006 0.9% +1.3%
2007 0.9% +3.7%
2008 0.9% -0.3%
2009 0.8% -7.8%
2010 0.8% +1.5%
2011 0.8% -0.4%
2012 0.8% -1.7%
2013 0.8% -2.2%
2014 0.8% -0.7%
2015 0.8% +0.0%
2016 0.8% +1.1%
2017 0.8% +2.2%
2018 0.8% -2.8%
2019 0.8% -2.0%
2020 0.6% -19.8%
2021 0.7% +17.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2

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  4. 75 Slovakia 0.7% compare
  5. 76 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  6. 77 Finland 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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