Costa Rica - Labor force with advanced education

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education) in Costa Rica was 73.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 75.69 in 2013, while its lowest value was 68.54 in 2011.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2001 75.35
2002 74.85
2003 74.97
2004 71.91
2005 73.67
2006 73.93
2007 74.51
2008 74.67
2009 74.62
2010 69.56
2011 68.54
2012 72.59
2013 75.69
2014 72.32
2015 74.98
2016 70.03
2017 70.70
2018 70.30
2019 74.76
2020 73.96

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) in Costa Rica was 80.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 90.15 in 2006, while its lowest value was 79.51 in 2018.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2001 86.57
2002 86.84
2003 87.50
2004 87.78
2005 86.99
2006 90.15
2007 88.34
2008 86.33
2009 85.34
2010 81.60
2011 79.79
2012 82.96
2013 83.44
2014 83.69
2015 81.44
2016 80.02
2017 79.67
2018 79.51
2019 83.06
2020 80.19

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Costa Rica was 76.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 81.30 in 2006, while its lowest value was 73.80 in 2011.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
2001 80.73
2002 80.74
2003 80.86
2004 79.50
2005 80.00
2006 81.30
2007 80.98
2008 79.98
2009 79.48
2010 75.15
2011 73.80
2012 77.48
2013 79.25
2014 77.78
2015 78.05
2016 74.61
2017 74.93
2018 74.68
2019 78.70
2020 76.93

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure