Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 51.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica, 2001–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica is 51.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica peaked at 61.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 87th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.1% | — |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 53.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 59.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 51.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.1% | 54.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 51.8% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 51.2% | 59.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Costa Rica was 51.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).