Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 111 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.2% | — |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
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. (40 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica?
- Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 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, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 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, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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, total (% of total youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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