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

Costa Rica: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
47th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1997
All-time low
0.7%
in 2002
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811989200520211989: 0.808 % of male employed youth aged 15-241990: 0.83 % of male employed youth aged 15-241991: 0.826 % of male employed youth aged 15-241992: 0.863 % of male employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.877 % of male employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.871 % of male employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.893 % of male employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.885 % of male employed youth aged 15-241997: 0.903 % of male employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.879 % of male employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.894 % of male employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.867 % of male employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.743 % of male employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.736 % of male employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.753 % of male employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.754 % of male employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.748 % of male employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.77 % of male employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.802 % of male employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.816 % of male employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.791 % of male employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.756 % of male employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.8 % of male employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.764 % of male employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.806 % of male employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.827 % of male employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.791 % of male employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.76 % of male employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.811 % of male employed youth aged 15-242018: 0.842 % of male employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.838 % of male employed youth aged 15-242020: 0.8 % of male employed youth aged 15-242021: 0.814 % of male employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in 2021.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.

That places Costa Rica 47th out of 90 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, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1989 0.8%
1990 0.8% +2.6%
1991 0.8% -0.4%
1992 0.9% +4.5%
1993 0.9% +1.6%
1994 0.9% -0.6%
1995 0.9% +2.5%
1996 0.9% -0.9%
1997 0.9% +2.1%
1998 0.9% -2.7%
1999 0.9% +1.7%
2000 0.9% -3.1%
2001 0.7% -14.3%
2002 0.7% -0.9%
2003 0.8% +2.3%
2004 0.8% +0.1%
2005 0.7% -0.9%
2006 0.8% +3.0%
2007 0.8% +4.1%
2008 0.8% +1.8%
2009 0.8% -3.1%
2010 0.8% -4.5%
2011 0.8% +5.8%
2012 0.8% -4.5%
2013 0.8% +5.5%
2014 0.8% +2.6%
2015 0.8% -4.3%
2016 0.8% -3.9%
2017 0.8% +6.7%
2018 0.8% +3.9%
2019 0.8% -0.5%
2020 0.8% -4.6%
2021 0.8% +1.8%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 Brazil 0.8% compare
  2. 45 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  3. 46 Turkey 0.8% compare
  4. 48 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
  5. 49 Lithuania 0.8% compare
  6. 50 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Costa Rica?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male in Costa Rica was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, male (% of male employed youth 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, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of male employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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