Unemployment with basic education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment with basic education was 6.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with basic education in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 6.1% for unemployment with basic education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Costa Rica peaked at 18.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with basic education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.1% | — |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -29.3% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -17.9% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 6.1% | 18.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment with basic education in Costa Rica was 6.1% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 basic education (% of total 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).