Unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment with basic education, male was 5.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica stood at 5.3%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.6% | — |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 5.3% | 13.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Costa Rica was 5.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 75th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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).