Labor force with basic education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labor force with basic education was 50.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 50.0% for labor force with basic education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Costa Rica peaked at 62.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 61st of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 56.7% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 56.7% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 50.0% | 57.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Costa Rica?
- Labor force with basic education in Costa Rica was 50.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labor force with basic education?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).