Unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Unemployment with intermediate education was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica, 2010–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica peaked at 21.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.2% | — |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +61.7% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +29.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +52.8% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -20.5% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | 6.2% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 8.5% | 21.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Costa Rica was 8.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).