During a 2018/2019 survey, 90 percent of male school-goers between the age eight to 18 years in Costa Rica stated they possessed a mobile phone, while more than 92 percent of female respondents said they owned one.
Share of children and teenagers who owned a mobile phone in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Male
90%
Female
92.4%
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Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. (September 25, 2020). Share of children and teenagers who owned a mobile phone in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177262/share-children-teenagers-mobile-phone-ownership-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. "Share of children and teenagers who owned a mobile phone in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender." Chart. September 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177262/share-children-teenagers-mobile-phone-ownership-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. (2020). Share of children and teenagers who owned a mobile phone in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177262/share-children-teenagers-mobile-phone-ownership-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. "Share of Children and Teenagers Who Owned a Mobile Phone in Costa Rica in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1177262/share-children-teenagers-mobile-phone-ownership-costa-rica-gender/
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