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

Costa Rica: Working-age population with secondary education, female was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
49th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.312 % of female population in working age1990: 0.31 % of female population in working age1991: 0.317 % of female population in working age1992: 0.332 % of female population in working age1993: 0.324 % of female population in working age1994: 0.323 % of female population in working age1995: 0.339 % of female population in working age1996: 0.346 % of female population in working age1997: 0.344 % of female population in working age1998: 0.334 % of female population in working age1999: 0.337 % of female population in working age2000: 0.328 % of female population in working age2001: 0.358 % of female population in working age2002: 0.365 % of female population in working age2003: 0.376 % of female population in working age2004: 0.383 % of female population in working age2005: 0.383 % of female population in working age2006: 0.383 % of female population in working age2007: 0.403 % of female population in working age2008: 0.397 % of female population in working age2009: 0.393 % of female population in working age2010: 0.404 % of female population in working age2011: 0.413 % of female population in working age2012: 0.408 % of female population in working age2013: 0.425 % of female population in working age2014: 0.422 % of female population in working age2015: 0.424 % of female population in working age2016: 0.426 % of female population in working age2017: 0.433 % of female population in working age2018: 0.441 % of female population in working age2019: 0.44 % of female population in working age2020: 0.447 % of female population in working age2021: 0.439 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.4% for working-age population with secondary education, female in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 49th 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 secondary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% -0.7%
1991 0.3% +2.0%
1992 0.3% +4.8%
1993 0.3% -2.3%
1994 0.3% -0.5%
1995 0.3% +4.9%
1996 0.3% +2.2%
1997 0.3% -0.5%
1998 0.3% -3.0%
1999 0.3% +0.8%
2000 0.3% -2.5%
2001 0.4% +9.0%
2002 0.4% +2.0%
2003 0.4% +2.9%
2004 0.4% +2.0%
2005 0.4% +0.1%
2006 0.4% -0.0%
2007 0.4% +5.2%
2008 0.4% -1.6%
2009 0.4% -1.0%
2010 0.4% +2.7%
2011 0.4% +2.3%
2012 0.4% -1.1%
2013 0.4% +4.2%
2014 0.4% -0.7%
2015 0.4% +0.3%
2016 0.4% +0.5%
2017 0.4% +1.6%
2018 0.4% +2.1%
2019 0.4% -0.2%
2020 0.4% +1.5%
2021 0.4% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
Working-age population with secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for working-age population with secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 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 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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