Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 17.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17.2%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
5th
of 77 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 2015
All-time low
13.8%
in 2006
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, 1998–2018

051015201998200820181998: 16.3 %1999: 15.3 %2000: 16.4 %2001: 15.5 %2002: 15.8 %2004: 15.1 %2005: 15.4 %2006: 13.8 %2007: 14.3 %2008: 14.6 %2009: 14.5 %2010: 13.9 %2011: 14.1 %2012: 15.6 %2013: 16.6 %2014: 17.5 %2015: 18.9 %2016: 18.8 %2017: 18.6 %2018: 17.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica stood at 17.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 18.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2006.

Costa Rica ranks 5th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 16.3%
1999 15.3% -6.3%
2000 16.4% +7.4%
2001 15.5% -5.7%
2002 15.8% +1.8%
2004 15.1% -4.2%
2005 15.4% +2.0%
2006 13.8% -10.2%
2007 14.3% +3.6%
2008 14.6% +1.9%
2009 14.5% -0.9%
2010 13.9% -3.8%
2011 14.1% +1.1%
2012 15.6% +10.6%
2013 16.6% +6.2%
2014 17.5% +5.5%
2015 18.9% +8.2%
2016 18.8% -0.4%
2017 18.6% -1.4%
2018 17.2% -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.8% 15.3% 16.3% 2
2000s 15.1% 13.8% 16.4% 9
2010s 16.8% 13.9% 18.9% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 2 Mexico 24.5% compare
  2. 3 Suriname 24.4% compare
  3. 4 Belgium 19.3% compare
  4. 6 Cameroon 15.8% compare
  5. 7 Uruguay 15.7% compare
  6. 8 Honduras 15.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica?
Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica was 17.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2006.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Costa Rica ranks 5th out of 77 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,963 data points, 1997–2018
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.