Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica is 46.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica peaked at 62.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 10th out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.2% | — |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +20.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | -7.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 46.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.0%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 46.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.3%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 24.9% | 29.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.5% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 41.6% | 62.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th in Costa Rica was 46.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 13th rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 senior and middle management positions - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).