Gender in Costa Rica

257 indicators covering gender for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population 234.17 2022 down 15.6% 33rd
Children in hazardous work 0.878 2022 down 94.9% 34th
Share of children engaged in economic activity 1.19 2022 down 89.4% 33rd
SDG indicator 8.7.1: Proportion of children engaged in economic 0.375 2022 down 85.9% 31st
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for 75.2% 2024 up 3.0% 67th
Share of children in hazardous work 0.375 2022 down 94.0% 30th
Tourism sector employees 142.62 2025 down 4.3% 20th
Share of women among low pay earners 50.7% 2024 up 22.9% 30th
Average hourly earnings of male and female employees 9.49 international-$ in 2021 prices 2024 up 46.1% 26th
Average usual weekly hours worked, women 15 years and older 38.34 Hours 2016 down 0.1% 13th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 19th ICLS 43.4% 2025 up 51.1% 12th
Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Proportion of women in senior and middle management positions - 19th 46.2% 2025 up 11.5% 3rd
Adjusted gender parity index for achieving a minimum proficiency 0.7246 2022 up 3.6% 56th
Working-age foreign-born population 405.97 2022 up 10.1% 24th
Employed foreign-born population 252.7 2022 up 6.8% 22nd
Inflow of working-age foreign-born population 6.98 2022 up 100.6% 26th