Which has higher labor force with basic education, female, Costa Rica or Mongolia?

Costa Rica, at 33.4% against 33.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?

19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Labor force with basic education, female

Costa Rica

33.4%

in 2025

Mongolia

33.0%

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

70th

Mongolia rank

72nd

Labor force with basic education, female over time

Costa Rica
Mongolia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 33.4% against 33.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mongolia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 70th and Mongolia ranks 72nd of 125 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.1%	49.0%	8.9%	Mongolia
2010s	42.9%	45.0%	2.1%	Mongolia
2020s	39.8%	41.2%	1.4%	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force with basic education, female, Costa Rica or Mongolia?: Costa Rica, at 33.4% against 33.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force with basic education, female between Costa Rica and Mongolia?: 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for labor force with basic education, female?: Costa Rica ranks 70th and Mongolia ranks 72nd of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Labor force with basic education, female. Statizoid, drawing on Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/labor-force-with-basic-education-female-percent-of-female-working-age-population-with/costa-rica/mongolia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/labor-force-with-basic-education-female-percent-of-female-working-age-population-with/costa-rica/mongolia/">Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Labor force with basic education, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education)
Unit: % of female working-age population with basic education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 144 places, 2,685 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).