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Costa Rica is widely acknowledged for the quality of their labor force and for their ability to adapt to new processes and technologies. Costa Rica’s work force is considered one of the most important attractions for Foreign Investment, as the population is highly literate and well educated.
| Population: |
4,44 millions |
| Total labor force: |
2,05 millions |
| Economic active population: |
40,05% |
| Unemployment rate: |
6% |
| Underemployment rate: |
7,3% |
| Literacy rate: |
95,8% |
| Educational institutions: |
9300 |
| Universities: |
50 |
Costa Rica has now one of the highest human development indexes among developing nations (0.834), and one of the highest literacy rates of the Americas. |
