Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile was 0.5145 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5145
World rank
45th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.5378
in 2002
All-time low
0.3405
in 2017
Years of data
16
2000–2021

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

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.4342001: 0.4792002: 0.5382003: 0.4652004: 0.5252005: 0.5032006: 0.4622007: 0.5122008: 0.5152009: 0.4332010: 0.4662012: 0.4992015: 0.4362016: 0.4252017: 0.3412021: 0.515

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica stood at 0.5145.

That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5378 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3405, in 2017.

That places Costa Rica 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4343
2001 0.4786 +10.2%
2002 0.5378 +12.4%
2003 0.4647 -13.6%
2004 0.5255 +13.1%
2005 0.5027 -4.3%
2006 0.4622 -8.1%
2007 0.5123 +10.8%
2008 0.515 +0.5%
2009 0.4326 -16.0%
2010 0.4664 +7.8%
2012 0.4987 +6.9%
2015 0.4356 -12.6%
2016 0.4247 -2.5%
2017 0.3405 -19.8%
2021 0.5145 +51.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4866 0.4326 0.5378 10
2010s 0.4332 0.3405 0.4987 5
2020s 0.5145 0.5145 0.5145 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 42 Dominican Republic 0.5237 compare
  2. 43 Mexico 0.5206 compare
  3. 44 Panama 0.5147 compare
  4. 46 Paraguay 0.5109 compare
  5. 47 Guatemala 0.4893 compare
  6. 48 Colombia 0.4867 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica?
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile in Costa Rica was 0.5145 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5378 in 2002.
What is the lowest females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3405 in 2017.
How does Costa Rica rank for females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile?
Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 59 countries with data for 2021.
Is females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 wage quintile: Quintile 2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of public paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 729 data points, 2000–2021
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