Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Costa Rica or Peru?

Peru, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Peru: Unemployment with advanced education

Costa Rica

4.7%

in 2025

Peru

4.8%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

63rd

Peru rank

61st

Unemployment with advanced education over time

Costa Rica
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Peru ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Peru ranks 61st of 130 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2010s	5.1%	4.0%	1.1%	Costa Rica
2020s	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, Costa Rica or Peru?: Peru, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education between Costa Rica and Peru?: 0.1%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for unemployment with advanced education?: Costa Rica ranks 63rd and Peru ranks 61st of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)
Unit: % of total labor force with advanced education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 149 places, 2,654 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).