Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2021.
The figure is down 29.2% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 38th of 111 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +29.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -29.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +62.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +70.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total 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, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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