Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Working-age population with post-secondary education, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
54th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.31989200520211989: 0.099 % of female population in working age1990: 0.105 % of female population in working age1991: 0.096 % of female population in working age1992: 0.107 % of female population in working age1993: 0.119 % of female population in working age1994: 0.114 % of female population in working age1995: 0.128 % of female population in working age1996: 0.123 % of female population in working age1997: 0.133 % of female population in working age1998: 0.15 % of female population in working age1999: 0.148 % of female population in working age2000: 0.136 % of female population in working age2001: 0.165 % of female population in working age2002: 0.171 % of female population in working age2003: 0.178 % of female population in working age2004: 0.177 % of female population in working age2005: 0.188 % of female population in working age2006: 0.196 % of female population in working age2007: 0.196 % of female population in working age2008: 0.208 % of female population in working age2009: 0.217 % of female population in working age2010: 0.2 % of female population in working age2011: 0.227 % of female population in working age2012: 0.218 % of female population in working age2013: 0.234 % of female population in working age2014: 0.241 % of female population in working age2015: 0.232 % of female population in working age2016: 0.229 % of female population in working age2017: 0.233 % of female population in working age2018: 0.225 % of female population in working age2019: 0.244 % of female population in working age2020: 0.244 % of female population in working age2021: 0.259 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3% for working-age population with post-secondary education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 54th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1990 0.1% +5.5%
1991 0.1% -8.3%
1992 0.1% +12.1%
1993 0.1% +11.0%
1994 0.1% -4.1%
1995 0.1% +12.2%
1996 0.1% -4.3%
1997 0.1% +8.3%
1998 0.1% +12.6%
1999 0.1% -1.2%
2000 0.1% -8.2%
2001 0.2% +21.7%
2002 0.2% +3.2%
2003 0.2% +4.1%
2004 0.2% -0.4%
2005 0.2% +6.3%
2006 0.2% +4.5%
2007 0.2% -0.4%
2008 0.2% +6.2%
2009 0.2% +4.4%
2010 0.2% -7.6%
2011 0.2% +13.1%
2012 0.2% -3.7%
2013 0.2% +7.2%
2014 0.2% +2.9%
2015 0.2% -3.5%
2016 0.2% -1.5%
2017 0.2% +2.1%
2018 0.2% -3.8%
2019 0.2% +8.4%
2020 0.2% +0.1%
2021 0.3% +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
  2. 52 Belgium 0.3% compare
  3. 53 Croatia 0.3% compare
  4. 55 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  5. 56 Mexico 0.2% compare
  6. 57 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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