Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
111th
of 210 countries
All-time high
59.7%
in 2011
All-time low
47.3%
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica stood at 57.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica peaked at 59.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 111th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.3% | — |
| 1981 | 54.4% | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 58.8% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 57.7% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 57.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.4%, 90% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 57.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.8%, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.4% | 52.9% | 58.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 52.6% | 59.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 57.2% | 59.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.7% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Costa Rica was 57.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Costa Rica ranks 111th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release