Labor force with intermediate education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 71.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate 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 intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, male in Costa Rica is 71.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 84.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2009.
That places Costa Rica 74th 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 intermediate education, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84.0% | — |
| 2002 | 81.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 67.5% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 71.5% | 78.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Costa Rica?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Costa Rica was 71.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).