NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 19.88 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica is 19.88, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica peaked at 23.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.38, in 2019.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.2 | — |
| 2002 | 22.4 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.7 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 21.39 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 19.78 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 19.91 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.61 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 18.69 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.47 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 19.53 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 21.64 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 18.41 | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 18.46 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 19 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.28 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 21.32 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 21.09 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.79 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 18.38 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 21.89 | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 20.56 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 18.47 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 21.82 | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 19.85 | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 19.88 | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 19.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.85, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 19.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.82, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.79 | 18.61 | 23.2 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.69 | 18.38 | 21.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.41 | 18.47 | 21.89 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica was 19.88 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.38 in 2019.
- How does Costa Rica rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 113 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.