NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 136.87 in 2025. ▼ Falling
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica, 2003–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 136.87 for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica peaked at 179.39 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 131.53, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 30th out of 68 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 179.39 | — |
| 2004 | 167.48 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 159.82 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 161.78 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 157.74 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 172.45 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 177.51 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 144.06 | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 152.24 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 153.67 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 157.78 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 174.49 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 166.75 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 150.51 | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 138.44 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 153.81 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 150.51 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 134.8 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 158.79 | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 131.53 | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 136.87 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 165.24 | 157.74 | 179.39 | 5 |
| 2010s | 158.79 | 138.44 | 177.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.39 | 131.53 | 158.79 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica?
- Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Costa Rica was 136.87 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 179.39 in 2003.
- What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.53 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 68 countries with data for 2025.
- Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.