Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 40.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Costa Rica, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 40.2% for researchers (fte) - % female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Costa Rica peaked at 51.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 42nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.8% | — |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 40.8% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 39.2% | 46.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 40.2% | 44.4% | 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 researchers (fte) - % female in Costa Rica?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Costa Rica was 40.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Costa Rica ranks 42nd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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, published as part of Researchers (FTE) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release