Employees in STEM occupations in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Employees in STEM occupations was 157.93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employees in STEM occupations in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 157.93 for employees in stem occupations in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees in stem occupations in Costa Rica peaked at 157.93 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 92.36, in 2017.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 55 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employees in STEM occupations in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 92.36 | — |
| 2018 | 113.03 | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 119.72 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 107.47 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 117.59 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 127.55 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 134.69 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 152.11 | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 157.93 | +3.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 157.93 is below the median for high income countries, which is 354.01, 45% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 157.93 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 176.26, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108.37 | 92.36 | 119.72 | 3 |
| 2020s | 132.89 | 107.47 | 157.93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees in stem occupations in Costa Rica?
- Employees in stem occupations in Costa Rica was 157.93 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employees in stem occupations recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 157.93 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees in stem occupations recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.36 in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for employees in stem occupations?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 55 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees in stem occupations rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employees in STEM occupations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.