Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled was 21,434 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica is 21,434, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 22,860 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,745, in 1970.
Costa Rica ranks 94th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,745 | — |
| 1981 | 3,784 | +116.8% |
| 1996 | 5,975 | +57.9% |
| 1997 | 5,568 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 6,338 | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 6,906 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 7,200 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 7,531 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 8,354 | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 9,302 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 10,249 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 11,196 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 12,144 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 12,169 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 14,208 | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 15,197 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 15,852 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 16,785 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 17,580 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 18,376 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 18,402 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18,863 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 20,878 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 20,142 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 22,853 | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 21,826 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 22,860 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 22,143 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 21,359 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 21,975 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 21,434 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,745 | 1,745 | 1,745 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,784 | 3,784 | 3,784 | 1 |
| 1990s | 6,197 | 5,568 | 6,906 | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,755 | 7,200 | 15,197 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,156 | 15,852 | 22,853 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,954 | 21,359 | 22,860 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 21,434 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,860 in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,745 in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers, female Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female with 670 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.