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

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

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
59th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

0.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.437 % of female youth population1990: 0.425 % of female youth population1991: 0.388 % of female youth population1992: 0.379 % of female youth population1993: 0.368 % of female youth population1994: 0.352 % of female youth population1995: 0.341 % of female youth population1996: 0.369 % of female youth population1997: 0.35 % of female youth population1998: 0.326 % of female youth population1999: 0.31 % of female youth population2000: 0.32 % of female youth population2001: 0.284 % of female youth population2002: 0.268 % of female youth population2003: 0.271 % of female youth population2004: 0.262 % of female youth population2005: 0.232 % of female youth population2006: 0.223 % of female youth population2007: 0.22 % of female youth population2008: 0.22 % of female youth population2009: 0.215 % of female youth population2010: 0.215 % of female youth population2011: 0.18 % of female youth population2012: 0.186 % of female youth population2013: 0.175 % of female youth population2014: 0.174 % of female youth population2015: 0.185 % of female youth population2016: 0.158 % of female youth population2017: 0.16 % of female youth population2018: 0.167 % of female youth population2019: 0.142 % of female youth population2020: 0.157 % of female youth population2021: 0.139 % of female youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 59th of 108 countries on this measure, 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female youth population Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% -2.9%
1991 0.4% -8.5%
1992 0.4% -2.4%
1993 0.4% -2.8%
1994 0.4% -4.6%
1995 0.3% -3.1%
1996 0.4% +8.4%
1997 0.4% -5.2%
1998 0.3% -7.0%
1999 0.3% -4.9%
2000 0.3% +3.2%
2001 0.3% -11.0%
2002 0.3% -5.9%
2003 0.3% +1.1%
2004 0.3% -3.3%
2005 0.2% -11.3%
2006 0.2% -4.1%
2007 0.2% -1.3%
2008 0.2% -0.0%
2009 0.2% -2.1%
2010 0.2% +0.2%
2011 0.2% -16.7%
2012 0.2% +3.5%
2013 0.2% -5.7%
2014 0.2% -0.5%
2015 0.2% +6.2%
2016 0.2% -14.6%
2017 0.2% +1.0%
2018 0.2% +4.7%
2019 0.1% -14.8%
2020 0.2% +10.2%
2021 0.1% -11.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 56 Chile 0.2% compare
  2. 57 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  3. 58 Cambodia 0.2% compare
  4. 60 Bolivia 0.1% compare
  5. 61 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  6. 62 Romania 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female 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, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population)
Unit
% of female youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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