Unemployment with advanced education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 3.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.8% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 10.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.2% | — |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -25.8% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 3.8% | 10.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Costa Rica was 3.8% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).