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 0.3317 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3317
World rank
8th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.3317
in 2021
All-time low
0.2147
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2021

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

00.10.20.32000201020212000: 0.2152001: 0.2532002: 0.2152003: 0.2232004: 0.232005: 0.2262006: 0.2612007: 0.2562008: 0.2592009: 0.292010: 0.2552012: 0.3152015: 0.2822016: 0.3032017: 0.2662021: 0.332

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica is 0.3317, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3317 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2147, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 8th out of 58 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 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 5 in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2147
2001 0.2531 +17.9%
2002 0.2148 -15.1%
2003 0.2228 +3.7%
2004 0.2304 +3.4%
2005 0.226 -1.9%
2006 0.261 +15.5%
2007 0.2558 -2.0%
2008 0.2591 +1.3%
2009 0.2904 +12.1%
2010 0.2553 -12.1%
2012 0.3146 +23.2%
2015 0.2824 -10.2%
2016 0.3032 +7.4%
2017 0.2664 -12.1%
2021 0.3317 +24.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2428 0.2147 0.2904 10
2010s 0.2844 0.2553 0.3146 5
2020s 0.3317 0.3317 0.3317 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 South Africa 0.3489 compare
  2. 6 Lithuania 0.3482 compare
  3. 7 Honduras 0.3336 compare
  4. 9 Chile 0.3287 compare
  5. 10 Romania 0.3225 compare
  6. 11 Russian Federation 0.3219 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 0.3317 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 0.3317 in 2021.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2147 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 58 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 29.9%. 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 5. 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 5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 726 data points, 2000–2021
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