Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS was 43.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in Costa Rica, 2014–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls in Costa Rica stood at 43.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 - 19th icls in Costa Rica peaked at 47.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 12th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 31.9% | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 28.7% | 37.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 40.0% | 47.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 9 Latvia 44.0% compare
- 10 Trinidad and Tobago 43.9% compare
- 11 Mongolia 43.5% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 43.4% compare
- 15 United States of America 42.6% 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 - 19th icls in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th 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 - 19th icls recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th icls?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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