During a 2018/2019 survey, over 71 percent of the female school population aged eight to 18 in Costa Rica used the internet to make video calls via WhatsApp or Skype, against approximately 63 percent for male students within the same age range. According to estimates, Costa Rica is expected to surpass 3.5 million WhatsApp users in 2020, positioning the nation in Latin America's top 15 countries with the most users on the messaging app.
Percentage of children and teenagers who used video calls via WhatsApp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender
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Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. (September 25, 2020). Percentage of children and teenagers who used video calls via WhatsApp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. "Percentage of children and teenagers who used video calls via WhatsApp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender." Chart. September 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. (2020). Percentage of children and teenagers who used video calls via WhatsApp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica. "Percentage of Children and Teenagers Who Used Video Calls via Whatsapp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/
Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica, Percentage of children and teenagers who used video calls via WhatsApp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of children and teenagers who used video calls via WhatsApp or Skype in Costa Rica in 2019, by gender [Graph], Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica, September 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/
