Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 67.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology 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 67.0% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2018.
The figure is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Costa Rica peaked at 69.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2001.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.6% | — |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.2% | 65.6% | 69.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 66.9% | 68.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.044 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 234,589 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0457 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Costa Rica?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Costa Rica was 67.0% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2001.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.