Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM was 44.19 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
44.19
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
13th
of 58 countries
All-time high
44.79
in 2023
All-time low
40.59
in 2020
Years of data
9
2017–2025

Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM in Costa Rica, 2017–2025

0102030402017202120252017: 42.82018: 43.12019: 422020: 40.62021: 43.92022: 43.82023: 44.82024: 42.52025: 44.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2025, average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem in Costa Rica stood at 44.19.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem in Costa Rica peaked at 44.79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.59, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 13th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM occupation in Costa Rica, 2017 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2017 42.84
2018 43.09 +0.6%
2019 42.03 -2.5%
2020 40.59 -3.4%
2021 43.87 +8.1%
2022 43.79 -0.2%
2023 44.79 +2.3%
2024 42.47 -5.2%
2025 44.19 +4.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 44.19 is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.94, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 44.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.83, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 42.65 42.03 43.09 3
2020s 43.28 40.59 44.79 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 10 Brunei 45.67 compare
  2. 11 Zambia 45.44 compare
  3. 12 Vietnam 44.67 compare
  4. 14 Jordan 44.13 compare
  5. 15 Honduras 43.97 compare
  6. 16 Guyana 43.73 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

More work & labour data for Costa Rica

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem in Costa Rica?
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem in Costa Rica was 44.19 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 44.79 in 2023.
What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 40.59 in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem?
Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
Is average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a stem rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/average-weekly-hours-actually-worked-per-person-in-in-a-stem-occupation/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/average-weekly-hours-actually-worked-per-person-in-in-a-stem-occupation/costa-rica/">Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM occupation
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
58 places, 619 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed

With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Data on hours of work are presented, whenever possible, on the basis of the average number of hours of work per week, and with reference to hours worked in the main (paid) job regardless of working time arrangements (e.g. full-time and part-time). For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.