Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher was 42.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Costa Rica, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 42.2% for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Costa Rica peaked at 47.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2007.
That places Costa Rica 64th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.8% | — |
| 2007 | 41.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 46.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | -9.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 42.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.5%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 42.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.1%, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 41.1% | 44.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 44.3% | 47.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 42.2% | 46.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More science & technology data for Costa Rica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 136.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 133.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 660.82 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Costa Rica?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher in Costa Rica was 42.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2007.
- How does Costa Rica rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) - higher rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Higher education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release