Costa Rica - Labor Force





Costa Rica: Labor Force

Mnemonic LBF.ICRI
Unit #
Annual 2.99 %
Data 2016 2,252,808
2015 2,322,230

Series Information

Source The World Bank
Release Education Statistics
Frequency Annual
Start Date 12/31/1990
End Date 12/31/2016

Costa Rica: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Agriculture Employment 2017 274,279 275,157 # Annual
Labor Force 2016 2,252,808 2,322,230 # Annual
Labor Force Employment 2016 1,995 2,057 Ths. Annual
Unemployment 2016 196.96 218.8 Ths. Annual
Unemployment Rate 2016 8.98 9.61 % Annual

Release Information

The World Bank Education Statistics Database analyzes education data on over 4,000 indicators. The database holds internationally-comparable data on over 200 countries and various regional and income group aggregates.

The indicators are organized by category:

  • The Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Expenditures, and Teacher categories have data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
  • The Learning Outcomes category holds data from international and regional learning assessments including TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA, and SACMEQ.
  • The Population, Labor, and Other categories hold background data from The World Bank, ILO, and other sources.