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

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

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
63rd
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.050.10.150.21989200520211989: 0.175 % of urban youth population1990: 0.163 % of urban youth population1991: 0.148 % of urban youth population1992: 0.15 % of urban youth population1993: 0.137 % of urban youth population1994: 0.142 % of urban youth population1995: 0.129 % of urban youth population1996: 0.159 % of urban youth population1997: 0.162 % of urban youth population1998: 0.131 % of urban youth population1999: 0.135 % of urban youth population2000: 0.15 % of urban youth population2001: 0.132 % of urban youth population2002: 0.121 % of urban youth population2003: 0.127 % of urban youth population2004: 0.118 % of urban youth population2005: 0.11 % of urban youth population2006: 0.108 % of urban youth population2007: 0.105 % of urban youth population2008: 0.103 % of urban youth population2009: 0.107 % of urban youth population2010: 0.118 % of urban youth population2011: 0.099 % of urban youth population2012: 0.093 % of urban youth population2013: 0.1 % of urban youth population2014: 0.092 % of urban youth population2015: 0.108 % of urban youth population2016: 0.088 % of urban youth population2017: 0.094 % of urban youth population2018: 0.102 % of urban youth population2019: 0.082 % of urban youth population2020: 0.103 % of urban youth population2021: 0.088 % of urban youth population

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Costa Rica 63rd out of 97 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, urban in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1989 0.2%
1990 0.2% -7.1%
1991 0.1% -9.1%
1992 0.2% +1.4%
1993 0.1% -8.8%
1994 0.1% +3.4%
1995 0.1% -8.8%
1996 0.2% +23.0%
1997 0.2% +1.8%
1998 0.1% -18.9%
1999 0.1% +3.3%
2000 0.2% +11.0%
2001 0.1% -11.8%
2002 0.1% -8.8%
2003 0.1% +4.9%
2004 0.1% -6.5%
2005 0.1% -6.9%
2006 0.1% -2.1%
2007 0.1% -2.5%
2008 0.1% -2.4%
2009 0.1% +4.5%
2010 0.1% +9.9%
2011 0.1% -16.2%
2012 0.1% -5.6%
2013 0.1% +7.4%
2014 0.1% -8.5%
2015 0.1% +17.3%
2016 0.1% -18.2%
2017 0.1% +7.0%
2018 0.1% +7.9%
2019 0.1% -18.8%
2020 0.1% +24.9%
2021 0.1% -14.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 63% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.1% 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

  1. 60 Nepal 0.1% compare
  2. 61 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
  3. 62 Madagascar 0.1% compare
  4. 64 United Kingdom 0.1% compare
  5. 65 Greece 0.1% compare
  6. 66 Germany 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Costa Rica?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban 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, urban recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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