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

Costa Rica: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 32.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
32.7%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
52nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2017
All-time low
17.1%
in 2009
Years of data
20
1998–2018

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

01020301998200820181998: 26.1 %1999: 19 %2000: 24.9 %2001: 24.1 %2002: 24.3 %2004: 22.6 %2005: 23.3 %2006: 17.6 %2007: 17.8 %2008: 18 %2009: 17.1 %2010: 17.3 %2011: 17.9 %2012: 20.9 %2013: 29 %2014: 31.6 %2015: 33.6 %2016: 33.7 %2017: 34.1 %2018: 32.7 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica is 32.7%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica peaked at 34.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2009.

That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 155 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 26.1%
1999 19.0% -27.5%
2000 24.9% +31.3%
2001 24.1% -3.2%
2002 24.3% +0.6%
2004 22.6% -6.8%
2005 23.3% +2.9%
2006 17.6% -24.3%
2007 17.8% +1.2%
2008 18.0% +1.1%
2009 17.1% -5.3%
2010 17.3% +1.3%
2011 17.9% +3.5%
2012 20.9% +16.8%
2013 29.0% +38.8%
2014 31.6% +8.9%
2015 33.6% +6.4%
2016 33.7% +0.3%
2017 34.1% +1.0%
2018 32.7% -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.5% 19.0% 26.1% 2
2000s 21.1% 17.1% 24.9% 9
2010s 27.9% 17.3% 34.1% 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 49 Estonia 33.0% compare
  2. 50 Belarus 33.0% compare
  3. 51 Spain 32.9% compare
  4. 53 Latvia 32.6% compare
  5. 54 New Zealand 31.6% compare
  6. 55 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Costa Rica was 32.7% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper 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
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.