Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education was 0.697 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.697
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
12th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.7346
in 2004
All-time low
0.6729
in 2007
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.20.40.60.82000200720152000: 0.6762001: 0.7052002: 0.7282003: 0.7272004: 0.7352005: 0.7232006: 0.7032007: 0.6732008: 0.7182009: 0.7132010: 0.6912012: 0.692015: 0.697

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.697 for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7346 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6729, in 2007.

Costa Rica ranks 12th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6764
2001 0.7045 +4.2%
2002 0.7285 +3.4%
2003 0.7273 -0.2%
2004 0.7346 +1.0%
2005 0.7227 -1.6%
2006 0.703 -2.7%
2007 0.6729 -4.3%
2008 0.7181 +6.7%
2009 0.7126 -0.8%
2010 0.6907 -3.1%
2012 0.6898 -0.1%
2015 0.697 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7101 0.6729 0.7346 10
2010s 0.6925 0.6898 0.697 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 9 Argentina 0.7178 compare
  2. 10 Australia 0.7167 compare
  3. 11 Dominican Republic 0.6979 compare
  4. 13 El Salvador 0.6751 compare
  5. 14 Guatemala 0.6181 compare
  6. 15 Ecuador 0.6121 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Costa Rica?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education in Costa Rica was 0.697 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7346 in 2004.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6729 in 2007.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 293 data points, 2000–2021
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