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

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

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
56th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.291 % of rural youth population1990: 0.287 % of rural youth population1991: 0.278 % of rural youth population1992: 0.259 % of rural youth population1993: 0.251 % of rural youth population1994: 0.245 % of rural youth population1995: 0.252 % of rural youth population1996: 0.246 % of rural youth population1997: 0.242 % of rural youth population1998: 0.233 % of rural youth population1999: 0.235 % of rural youth population2000: 0.244 % of rural youth population2001: 0.223 % of rural youth population2002: 0.216 % of rural youth population2003: 0.217 % of rural youth population2004: 0.208 % of rural youth population2005: 0.18 % of rural youth population2006: 0.189 % of rural youth population2007: 0.18 % of rural youth population2008: 0.182 % of rural youth population2009: 0.174 % of rural youth population2010: 0.183 % of rural youth population2011: 0.166 % of rural youth population2012: 0.167 % of rural youth population2013: 0.164 % of rural youth population2014: 0.169 % of rural youth population2015: 0.161 % of rural youth population2016: 0.163 % of rural youth population2017: 0.149 % of rural youth population2018: 0.146 % of rural youth population2019: 0.142 % of rural youth population2020: 0.163 % of rural youth population2021: 0.12 % of rural youth population

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

That places Costa Rica 56th out of 94 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, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% -1.6%
1991 0.3% -3.0%
1992 0.3% -6.9%
1993 0.3% -3.0%
1994 0.2% -2.4%
1995 0.3% +2.7%
1996 0.2% -2.5%
1997 0.2% -1.5%
1998 0.2% -3.8%
1999 0.2% +0.9%
2000 0.2% +3.8%
2001 0.2% -8.7%
2002 0.2% -3.1%
2003 0.2% +0.4%
2004 0.2% -4.2%
2005 0.2% -13.5%
2006 0.2% +5.2%
2007 0.2% -4.4%
2008 0.2% +1.1%
2009 0.2% -4.6%
2010 0.2% +5.3%
2011 0.2% -9.5%
2012 0.2% +0.4%
2013 0.2% -1.8%
2014 0.2% +3.1%
2015 0.2% -4.8%
2016 0.2% +1.3%
2017 0.1% -8.6%
2018 0.1% -1.5%
2019 0.1% -2.9%
2020 0.2% +14.8%
2021 0.1% -26.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 65% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 53 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  2. 54 Greece 0.1% compare
  3. 55 Korea 0.1% compare
  4. 57 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
  5. 58 Ecuador 0.1% compare
  6. 59 Germany 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Costa Rica?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural 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, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural 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, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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