Unemployment with basic education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment with basic education, female was 7.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic 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 basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, female in Costa Rica stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 26.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.9% | — |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +53.5% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -29.2% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -21.9% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.3% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 7.9% | 26.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Costa Rica was 7.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).