NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.003 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.003 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
70th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0034 units per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0025 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Costa Rica, 2005–2023

00.0010.0020.0032005201420232005: 0.003 units per square kilometre2006: 0.003 units per square kilometre2007: 0.003 units per square kilometre2008: 0.003 units per square kilometre2009: 0.003 units per square kilometre2010: 0.003 units per square kilometre2011: 0.003 units per square kilometre2012: 0.003 units per square kilometre2013: 0.003 units per square kilometre2014: 0.003 units per square kilometre2015: 0.003 units per square kilometre2016: 0.003 units per square kilometre2017: 0.003 units per square kilometre2018: 0.003 units per square kilometre2019: 0.003 units per square kilometre2020: 0.003 units per square kilometre2021: 0.003 units per square kilometre2022: 0.003 units per square kilometre2023: 0.003 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.003 units per square kilometre for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0034 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per square kilometre, in 2022.

Costa Rica ranks 70th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.003 units per square kilometre
2006 0.003 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2007 0.0028 units per square kilometre -4.6%
2008 0.0028 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2009 0.0032 units per square kilometre +13.6%
2010 0.0031 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2011 0.0034 units per square kilometre +10.4%
2012 0.0028 units per square kilometre -17.3%
2013 0.0029 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2014 0.0029 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2015 0.003 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2016 0.0032 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2017 0.0031 units per square kilometre -3.2%
2018 0.0029 units per square kilometre -7.5%
2019 0.0027 units per square kilometre -7.1%
2020 0.003 units per square kilometre +12.1%
2021 0.0028 units per square kilometre -5.9%
2022 0.0025 units per square kilometre -10.6%
2023 0.003 units per square kilometre +20.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre 0.003 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 67 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 68 Benin 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 69 Albania 0.0031 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 71 Belgium 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 72 South Africa 0.0029 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0028 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Costa Rica?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Costa Rica was 0.003 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0034 units per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Costa Rica rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.