Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by was 0.5858 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.5858
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
15th
of 27 countries
All-time high
0.837
in 2004
All-time low
0.5858
in 2015
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.20.40.60.82000200720152000: 0.7372001: 0.8332002: 0.782003: 0.7922004: 0.8372005: 0.7492006: 0.7982007: 0.7612008: 0.7152009: 0.7442010: 0.6842012: 0.632015: 0.586

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica stood at 0.5858. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica peaked at 0.837 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5858, in 2015.

That places Costa Rica 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.737
2001 0.8334 +13.1%
2002 0.7805 -6.4%
2003 0.7919 +1.5%
2004 0.837 +5.7%
2005 0.7494 -10.5%
2006 0.7977 +6.4%
2007 0.7609 -4.6%
2008 0.7146 -6.1%
2009 0.7439 +4.1%
2010 0.6842 -8.0%
2012 0.6301 -7.9%
2015 0.5858 -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7746 0.7146 0.837 10
2010s 0.6334 0.5858 0.6842 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Armenia 0.6051 compare
  2. 13 Jordan 0.6047 compare
  3. 14 Dominican Republic 0.603 compare
  4. 16 Chile 0.5542 compare
  5. 17 Morocco 0.5493 compare
  6. 18 Palestine, State of 0.4905 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica?
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica was 0.5858 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.837 in 2004.
What is the lowest public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5858 in 2015.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
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