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Costa Rica Highest Youth Unemployment

Name: Costa Rica Youth Unemployment
Creator: World Bank
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40.11% in 2020

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

The highest youth unemployment in Costa Rica was 40.11% in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (40.11%), 2021 (39.20%), 2019 (31.19%), 2022 (30.72%), 2018 (25.07%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Costa Rica Top 5 Highest Youth Unemployment Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	40.11%
2nd	2021	39.20%
3rd	2019	31.19%
4th	2022	30.72%
5th	2018	25.07%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	39.20%	−0.91pp	174th
2020	40.11%	+8.92pp	172nd
2022	30.72%	−8.48pp	161st
2019	31.19%	+6.12pp	160th
2023	24.31%	−6.41pp	150th
2018	25.07%	+4.34pp	144th
2014	24.23%	+2.67pp	135th
2016	21.65%	−0.71pp	126th
2015	22.36%	−1.87pp	132nd
2013	21.56%	−0.81pp	122nd
2012	22.37%	+0.34pp	125th
2011	22.04%	+4.66pp	126th
2025	19.95%	−0.53pp	134th
2024	20.48%	−3.83pp	136th
2017	20.74%	−0.91pp	128th
2010	17.38%	−0.99pp	104th
2009	18.37%	+7.12pp	109th
2005	15.52%	+0.99pp	101st
2006	14.27%	−1.25pp	99th
2004	14.53%	−0.52pp	93rd
2003	15.05%	+0.59pp	97th
2002	14.46%	+0.65pp	92nd
2001	13.81%	+2.57pp	92nd
1999	13.60%	+1.74pp	87th
2008	11.25%	+0.18pp	84th
2007	11.07%	−3.20pp	86th
2000	11.24%	−2.37pp	78th
1998	11.86%	+0.02pp	78th
1997	11.84%	−0.37pp	77th
1996	12.21%	+0.57pp	79th
1995	11.64%	+3.40pp	78th
1991	11.08%	–	90th
1994	8.24%	−0.02pp	59th
1993	8.26%	+0.62pp	61st
1992	7.63%	−3.45pp	67th

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