How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?

7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Costa Rica: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology

Belgium

67.1%

in 2017

Costa Rica

67.0%

in 2018

Belgium rank

30th

Costa Rica rank

31st

Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology over time

Belgium
Costa Rica

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 67.1% against 67.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Belgium ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 92 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.0%	66.3%	2.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	66.5%	67.6%	1.1%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology, Belgium or Costa Rica?: Belgium, at 67.1% against 67.0% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology between Belgium and Costa Rica?: 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?: Belgium ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 31st of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%)
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: 92 places, 1,054 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.