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Costa Rica Society
Social protection, poverty, gender, and development indicators
Overview
Social protection, poverty, gender, health, and development indicators for Costa Rica, sourced from the World Bank, OECD, and the United Nations.
SDG Indicators
Age-standardised prevalence of current tobacco use among persons 15+ years
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UN SDG 3.a.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
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UN SDG 8.1.1
Proportion of youth (15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
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UN SDG 8.6.1
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
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UN SDG 8.5.2
Proportion of population with access to electricity
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UN SDG 7.1.1
Under-five mortality rate
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UN SDG 3.2.1
Participation rate in organised learning (one year before official primary entry age)
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UN SDG 4.2.2
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
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UN SDG 13.1.1
Maternal mortality ratio
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UN SDG 3.1.1
Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population
17.8%
2023 · UN SDG 16.1.1
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
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UN SDG 7.2.1
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population
20.8%
2023 · UN SDG 16.3.2
Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe or were asked to pay a bribe
5.6%
2023 · UN SDG 16.5.2
Satisfaction with public services
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UN SDG 16.6.2
Perception of inclusive decision-making
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UN SDG 16.7.2
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
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UN SDG 13.2.2
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
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UN SDG 3.4.1
Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe or were asked to pay a bribe
7.0%
2019 · UN SDG 16.5.1
Experience of discrimination
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UN SDG 16.b.1
Proportion feeling safe walking alone at night
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UN SDG 16.1.4
Integration Gaps (OECD)
Employment rate differences between foreign-born and native-born populations by education level.
Medium (3-4)
Native-born (2024) 59.1%
Foreign-born (2024) 69.2%
Gap +10.1pp
2024
Total
Native-born (2024) 59.1%
Foreign-born (2024) 70.1%
Gap +11.0pp
2024
Low (0-2)
Native-born (2024) 52.2%
Foreign-born (2024) 68.4%
Gap +16.2pp
2024
High (5-8)
Native-born (2024) 71.7%
Foreign-born (2024) 78.9%
Gap +7.2pp
2024
Data Explorer
Firms with female top manager (% of firms)
25.26070213
2023 · World Bank
Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)
53.00868225
2023 · World Bank
Press Freedom Index
8 Score (0-100)
2009 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
99.629997253418
2018 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
1
2011 · World Bank
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
99.0100021362305
2011 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
94.120002746582
2018 · World Bank
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
97.3099975585938
2011 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
0.99126672744751
2021 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1.05157005786896
2020 · World Bank
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1.08633995056152
2020 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1.17723000049591
2019 · World Bank
School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)
95.7561798095703
2021 · World Bank
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)
94.7377166748047
2021 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
101.239471435547
2023 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
100.115936279297
2023 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative)
86.5713581352894
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, male (%) (cumulative)
86.8137627890855
2024 · World Bank
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
86.6905141270567
2024 · World Bank
Primary education, pupils (% female)
49.0634
2018 · World Bank
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