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

Costa Rica: Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public was 0.4185 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.4185
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.4185
in 2015
All-time low
0.2673
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.2672001: 0.3592002: 0.3872003: 0.3692004: 0.3932005: 0.3452006: 0.3072007: 0.362008: 0.3552009: 0.3672010: 0.3742012: 0.4012015: 0.419

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Costa Rica is 0.4185, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4185 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2673, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2673
2001 0.3588 +34.2%
2002 0.3867 +7.8%
2003 0.3692 -4.5%
2004 0.3935 +6.6%
2005 0.3455 -12.2%
2006 0.307 -11.1%
2007 0.36 +17.3%
2008 0.3553 -1.3%
2009 0.3671 +3.3%
2010 0.3743 +2.0%
2012 0.4011 +7.1%
2015 0.4185 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.351 0.2673 0.3935 10
2010s 0.398 0.3743 0.4185 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 7 Honduras 0.429 compare
  2. 8 Argentina 0.4261 compare
  3. 9 Uruguay 0.4221 compare
  4. 11 South Africa 0.4183 compare
  5. 12 Chile 0.4086 compare
  6. 13 Brazil 0.4062 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: public in Costa Rica?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public in Costa Rica was 0.4185 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4185 in 2015.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2673 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public?
Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: public rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 public paid employees by industry: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
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