National strategy for youth employment in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: National strategy for youth employment was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 75 countries
All-time high
2
in 2023
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2025
National strategy for youth employment in Costa Rica, 2019–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for national strategy for youth employment in Costa Rica is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
National strategy for youth employment in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 42 Argentina 2 compare
- 42 Australia 2 compare
- 42 Cambodia 2 compare
- 42 Colombia 2 compare
- 42 Comoros 2 compare
- 42 Japan 2 compare
- 42 Madagascar 2 compare
- 42 Mauritius 2 compare
- 42 Namibia 2 compare
- 42 South Korea 2 compare
- 42 Thailand 2 compare
- 42 Vietnam 2 compare
- 42 Zambia 2 compare
- 42 Bolivia 2 compare
- 42 Brazil 2 compare
- 42 Chile 2 compare
- 42 Congo 2 compare
- 42 East Timor 2 compare
- 42 Indonesia 2 compare
- 42 Laos 2 compare
- 42 Paraguay 2 compare
- 42 Peru 2 compare
- 42 Sao Tome and Principe 2 compare
- 42 Somalia 2 compare
- 42 Tajikistan 2 compare
- 42 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 42 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is national strategy for youth employment in Costa Rica?
- National strategy for youth employment in Costa Rica was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for national strategy for youth employment?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is national strategy for youth employment rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of National strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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