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 0.3238 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3238
World rank
47th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3544
in 2016
All-time low
0.2833
in 2004
Years of data
16
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.3042001: 0.3182002: 0.3032003: 0.292004: 0.2832005: 0.3092006: 0.2992007: 0.2912008: 0.3132009: 0.2852010: 0.3182012: 0.3062015: 0.3422016: 0.3542017: 0.3242021: 0.324

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3238 for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in 2021.

The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3544 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2833, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 47th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 3 in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.304
2001 0.3178 +4.5%
2002 0.3026 -4.8%
2003 0.29 -4.2%
2004 0.2833 -2.3%
2005 0.3089 +9.1%
2006 0.2992 -3.2%
2007 0.2905 -2.9%
2008 0.3133 +7.8%
2009 0.285 -9.0%
2010 0.3177 +11.5%
2012 0.3062 -3.6%
2015 0.3421 +11.7%
2016 0.3544 +3.6%
2017 0.3243 -8.5%
2021 0.3238 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2995 0.2833 0.3178 10
2010s 0.3289 0.3062 0.3544 5
2020s 0.3238 0.3238 0.3238 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 44 Mexico 0.3394 compare
  2. 45 Argentina 0.3387 compare
  3. 46 Austria 0.3359 compare
  4. 48 Honduras 0.2963 compare
  5. 49 Malta 0.2719 compare
  6. 50 Belgium 0.2686 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 0.3238 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 0.3544 in 2016.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2833 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 59 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 up 1.9%. 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 3. 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 3
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 730 data points, 2000–2021
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