Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 25.2%
World rank
72nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2005
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.050.10.151989200520211989: 0.149 % of youth population with high education1990: 0.134 % of youth population with high education1991: 0.118 % of youth population with high education1992: 0.114 % of youth population with high education1993: 0.11 % of youth population with high education1994: 0.094 % of youth population with high education1995: 0.105 % of youth population with high education1996: 0.113 % of youth population with high education1997: 0.112 % of youth population with high education1998: 0.09 % of youth population with high education1999: 0.094 % of youth population with high education2000: 0.092 % of youth population with high education2001: 0.088 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.074 % of youth population with high education2003: 0.083 % of youth population with high education2004: 0.079 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.069 % of youth population with high education2006: 0.072 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.077 % of youth population with high education2008: 0.078 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.084 % of youth population with high education2010: 0.091 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.073 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.074 % of youth population with high education2013: 0.076 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.081 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.085 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.075 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.08 % of youth population with high education2018: 0.085 % of youth population with high education2019: 0.074 % of youth population with high education2020: 0.1 % of youth population with high education2021: 0.075 % of youth population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with high education.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021.

The figure is down 25.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.

That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 107 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% -10.2%
1991 0.1% -11.8%
1992 0.1% -3.3%
1993 0.1% -3.9%
1994 0.1% -14.2%
1995 0.1% +11.6%
1996 0.1% +7.5%
1997 0.1% -0.8%
1998 0.1% -20.0%
1999 0.1% +5.3%
2000 0.1% -2.2%
2001 0.1% -4.6%
2002 0.1% -15.7%
2003 0.1% +11.7%
2004 0.1% -4.5%
2005 0.1% -13.1%
2006 0.1% +4.9%
2007 0.1% +6.3%
2008 0.1% +1.2%
2009 0.1% +7.9%
2010 0.1% +8.3%
2011 0.1% -19.6%
2012 0.1% +1.5%
2013 0.1% +2.8%
2014 0.1% +6.4%
2015 0.1% +4.9%
2016 0.1% -11.4%
2017 0.1% +6.4%
2018 0.1% +5.6%
2019 0.1% -12.4%
2020 0.1% +34.3%
2021 0.1% -25.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 69 China 0.1% compare
  2. 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.1% compare
  3. 71 Netherlands 0.1% compare
  4. 73 Nepal 0.1% compare
  5. 74 Serbia 0.1% compare
  6. 75 Romania 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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