Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
46.2%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
3rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2024
All-time low
37.5%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2025
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Costa Rica, 2017–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Costa Rica stood at 46.2%.
The figure 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 - 19th in Costa Rica peaked at 50.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2018.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.4% | — |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +13.3% |
| 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 36.5%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 46.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.1%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.5% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 41.6% | 50.1% | 4 |
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 - 19th in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 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 - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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