Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 61.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Costa Rica, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 61.5% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Costa Rica peaked at 61.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 28th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.5% | — |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 58.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.0% | 50.5% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.3% | 61.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Costa Rica?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Costa Rica was 61.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.