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 0.6502 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
0.6502
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
11th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.8758
in 2004
All-time low
0.6043
in 2009
Years of data
11
2001–2012

Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica, 2001–2012

00.20.40.60.82001200620122001: 0.8062002: 0.8512003: 0.7542004: 0.8762005: 0.7372006: 0.7552007: 0.712008: 0.732009: 0.6042010: 0.6572012: 0.65

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica is 0.6502, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8758 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6043, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 11th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 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 occupation: Medical workers in Costa Rica, 2001 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2001 0.8064
2002 0.8512 +5.6%
2003 0.7542 -11.4%
2004 0.8758 +16.1%
2005 0.7374 -15.8%
2006 0.755 +2.4%
2007 0.71 -6.0%
2008 0.7298 +2.8%
2009 0.6043 -17.2%
2010 0.6569 +8.7%
2012 0.6502 -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7582 0.6043 0.8758 9
2010s 0.6535 0.6502 0.6569 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 8 Pakistan 0.7323 compare
  2. 9 Dominican Republic 0.7033 compare
  3. 10 Palestine, State of 0.6568 compare
  4. 12 South Africa 0.6122 compare
  5. 13 El Salvador 0.6025 compare
  6. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6021 compare

See the full ranking of 24 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 0.6502 in 2012, 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 0.8758 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 0.6043 in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by?
Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2012.
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 23.6%. 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 occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector female employment, as a share of paid employment by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 259 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed