Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
48th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2000
All-time low
0.9%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.969 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241990: 0.964 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241991: 0.965 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241992: 0.969 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241993: 0.978 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241994: 0.973 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241995: 0.98 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241996: 0.976 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241997: 0.976 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.973 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.981 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.983 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.94 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.916 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.919 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.923 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.909 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.924 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.924 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.927 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.923 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.881 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.903 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.89 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.912 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.914 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.888 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.874 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.896 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.902 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.899 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242020: 0.855 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242021: 0.892 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.

That places Costa Rica 48th out of 89 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1989 1.0%
1990 1.0% -0.4%
1991 1.0% +0.1%
1992 1.0% +0.4%
1993 1.0% +0.9%
1994 1.0% -0.5%
1995 1.0% +0.7%
1996 1.0% -0.4%
1997 1.0% +0.0%
1998 1.0% -0.3%
1999 1.0% +0.8%
2000 1.0% +0.2%
2001 0.9% -4.3%
2002 0.9% -2.5%
2003 0.9% +0.3%
2004 0.9% +0.4%
2005 0.9% -1.5%
2006 0.9% +1.7%
2007 0.9% +0.0%
2008 0.9% +0.3%
2009 0.9% -0.4%
2010 0.9% -4.6%
2011 0.9% +2.6%
2012 0.9% -1.4%
2013 0.9% +2.5%
2014 0.9% +0.2%
2015 0.9% -2.8%
2016 0.9% -1.6%
2017 0.9% +2.5%
2018 0.9% +0.7%
2019 0.9% -0.3%
2020 0.9% -4.9%
2021 0.9% +4.4%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 92% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 10
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 45 Belize 0.9% compare
  2. 46 Namibia 0.9% compare
  3. 47 Uruguay 0.9% compare
  4. 49 Greece 0.9% compare
  5. 50 Gambia 0.9% compare
  6. 51 Philippines 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Costa Rica ranks 48th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
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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