Labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labor force with basic education, male was 65.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica is 65.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 80.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.2% | — |
| 2002 | 79.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 71.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 65.0% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 77.8% | 80.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 65.0% | 71.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Costa Rica was 65.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education, male (% of male working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).