Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
35th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0.10.20.30.40.51989200520211989: 0.09 % of female youth labor force1990: 0.1 % of female youth labor force1991: 0.132 % of female youth labor force1992: 0.095 % of female youth labor force1993: 0.096 % of female youth labor force1994: 0.11 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.129 % of female youth labor force1996: 0.163 % of female youth labor force1997: 0.159 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.171 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.16 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.145 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.164 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.173 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.18 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.185 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.215 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.195 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.148 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.134 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.221 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.209 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.215 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.242 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.241 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.269 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.241 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.234 % of female youth labor force2017: 0.208 % of female youth labor force2018: 0.232 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.269 % of female youth labor force2020: 0.474 % of female youth labor force2021: 0.299 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 35th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% +11.0%
1991 0.1% +32.1%
1992 0.1% -28.1%
1993 0.1% +1.0%
1994 0.1% +15.2%
1995 0.1% +17.2%
1996 0.2% +26.1%
1997 0.2% -2.6%
1998 0.2% +7.5%
1999 0.2% -6.5%
2000 0.1% -8.9%
2001 0.2% +12.7%
2002 0.2% +5.7%
2003 0.2% +3.9%
2004 0.2% +2.7%
2005 0.2% +16.2%
2006 0.2% -9.4%
2007 0.1% -23.9%
2008 0.1% -9.6%
2009 0.2% +64.5%
2010 0.2% -5.4%
2011 0.2% +3.2%
2012 0.2% +12.2%
2013 0.2% -0.0%
2014 0.3% +11.3%
2015 0.2% -10.5%
2016 0.2% -2.6%
2017 0.2% -11.3%
2018 0.2% +11.3%
2019 0.3% +16.1%
2020 0.5% +76.3%
2021 0.3% -37.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 32 Rwanda 0.3% compare
  2. 33 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  3. 34 Portugal 0.3% compare
  4. 36 Palestine, State of 0.3% compare
  5. 37 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  6. 38 Zambia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
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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