Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 20.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication 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 20.3% for female share of graduates in information and communication in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Costa Rica peaked at 31.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 60th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31.2% | — |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 25.8% | 31.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.3% | 25.2% | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Costa Rica?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Costa Rica was 20.3% 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 information and communication recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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.