Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8631 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.8631
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
28th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.9526
in 2009
All-time low
0.8372
in 2008
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.20.40.60.811989200220161989: 0.871990: 0.8741991: 0.8521992: 0.9011993: 0.9511994: 0.871995: 0.841996: 0.8851997: 0.9141998: 0.8921999: 0.8452000: 0.872001: 0.8422002: 0.8462003: 0.8982004: 0.9132005: 0.912006: 0.912007: 0.872008: 0.8372009: 0.9532010: 0.8672012: 0.9522015: 0.882016: 0.863

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.8631 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2016.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9526 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8372, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 28th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1989 0.8695
1990 0.8739 +0.5%
1991 0.8519 -2.5%
1992 0.9006 +5.7%
1993 0.951 +5.6%
1994 0.8695 -8.6%
1995 0.8397 -3.4%
1996 0.8854 +5.4%
1997 0.9138 +3.2%
1998 0.8925 -2.3%
1999 0.8453 -5.3%
2000 0.8695 +2.9%
2001 0.8417 -3.2%
2002 0.8462 +0.5%
2003 0.898 +6.1%
2004 0.913 +1.7%
2005 0.91 -0.3%
2006 0.91 +0.0%
2007 0.8702 -4.4%
2008 0.8372 -3.8%
2009 0.9526 +13.8%
2010 0.8674 -8.9%
2012 0.9525 +9.8%
2015 0.8798 -7.6%
2016 0.8631 -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 1
1990s 0.8824 0.8397 0.951 10
2000s 0.8848 0.8372 0.9526 10
2010s 0.8907 0.8631 0.9525 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 25 Jordan 0.875 compare
  2. 26 Cambodia 0.8746 compare
  3. 27 Lithuania 0.8737 compare
  4. 29 Pakistan 0.8571 compare
  5. 30 Hungary 0.8508 compare
  6. 31 Greece 0.85 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education in Costa Rica was 0.8631 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9526 in 2009.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8372 in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 931 data points, 1970–2021
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