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

Costa Rica: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health was 0.582 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.582
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.6424
in 2009
All-time low
0.5393
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

00.20.40.62000200720152000: 0.5392001: 0.6012002: 0.5912003: 0.632004: 0.6142005: 0.5932006: 0.6282007: 0.6162008: 0.6322009: 0.6422010: 0.5832012: 0.5862015: 0.582

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.582 for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in 2015.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6424 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5393, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5393
2001 0.6011 +11.5%
2002 0.5905 -1.8%
2003 0.6298 +6.7%
2004 0.6144 -2.4%
2005 0.5926 -3.5%
2006 0.6283 +6.0%
2007 0.6159 -2.0%
2008 0.6315 +2.5%
2009 0.6424 +1.7%
2010 0.5825 -9.3%
2012 0.586 +0.6%
2015 0.582 -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6086 0.5393 0.6424 10
2010s 0.5835 0.582 0.586 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 17 Philippines 0.6561 compare
  2. 18 Sri Lanka 0.6183 compare
  3. 19 Guatemala 0.5994 compare
  4. 21 Ethiopia 0.5569 compare
  5. 22 Morocco 0.5401 compare
  6. 23 Jordan 0.5171 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Costa Rica?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health in Costa Rica was 0.582 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6424 in 2009.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5393 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: health rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 305 data points, 2000–2021
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