During a 2018/2019 survey, over ** percent of the female school population aged to ** in Costa Rica used the internet to make video calls via WhatsApp or Skype, against approximately ** percent for male students within the same age range. According to estimates, Costa Rica is expected to surpass *** million WhatsApp users in 2020, positioning the nation in Latin America's top 15 countries with the most users on the messaging app.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Sep 2020, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
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: /statistics/1178039/share-children-teenagers-video-calling-costa-rica-gender/
