Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5456 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5456
World rank
28th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6603
in 2017
All-time low
0.4843
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2021

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.52001: 0.5282002: 0.5282003: 0.4922004: 0.4842005: 0.5452006: 0.5742007: 0.6092008: 0.5892009: 0.5882010: 0.5492012: 0.5482015: 0.5712016: 0.5812017: 0.662021: 0.546

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica is 0.5456, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6603 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4843, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 28th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1 in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4998
2001 0.5277 +5.6%
2002 0.5279 +0.0%
2003 0.4923 -6.7%
2004 0.4843 -1.6%
2005 0.5451 +12.5%
2006 0.5742 +5.3%
2007 0.6093 +6.1%
2008 0.5895 -3.3%
2009 0.5877 -0.3%
2010 0.5488 -6.6%
2012 0.5484 -0.1%
2015 0.5705 +4.0%
2016 0.5811 +1.9%
2017 0.6603 +13.6%
2021 0.5456 -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5438 0.4843 0.6093 10
2010s 0.5819 0.5484 0.6603 5
2020s 0.5456 0.5456 0.5456 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 25 Paraguay 0.5694 compare
  2. 26 Italy 0.5585 compare
  3. 27 Greece 0.5575 compare
  4. 29 Hungary 0.5453 compare
  5. 30 Philippines 0.5412 compare
  6. 31 Poland 0.5361 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica was 0.5456 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6603 in 2017.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4843 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 60 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 1
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 736 data points, 2000–2021
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