Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS was 43.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Costa Rica is 43.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Costa Rica peaked at 47.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 30th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 25.4% | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 42.4% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.9% | 32.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 28.6% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 40.0% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 43.9% compare
- 28 Namibia 43.6% compare
- 29 Mongolia 43.5% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 33 Ecuador 43.1% compare
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls in Costa Rica was 43.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls?
- Costa Rica ranks 30th out of 142 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th icls rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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