Researchers (HC) - % Female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 42.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Costa Rica, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for researchers (hc) - % female in Costa Rica is 42.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Costa Rica peaked at 45.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.0%, in 2002.
Costa Rica ranks 45th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.0% | — |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 42.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 38.0% | 43.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 42.1% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 42.9% | 44.8% | 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 (hc) - % female in Costa Rica?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Costa Rica was 42.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release