Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled was 21,434 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21,434
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
94th
of 198 countries
All-time high
22,860
in 2020
All-time low
1,745
in 1970
Years of data
31
1970–2024

Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1970–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1970199720241970: 1.7k1981: 3.8k1996: 6.0k1997: 5.6k1998: 6.3k1999: 6.9k2000: 7.2k2001: 7.5k2002: 8.4k2003: 9.3k2004: 10.2k2005: 11.2k2006: 12.1k2007: 12.2k2008: 14.2k2009: 15.2k2010: 15.9k2011: 16.8k2012: 17.6k2013: 18.4k2014: 18.4k2015: 18.9k2016: 20.9k2017: 20.1k2018: 22.9k2019: 21.8k2020: 22.9k2021: 22.1k2022: 21.4k2023: 22.0k2024: 21.4k

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

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 91 Togo 23,389 compare
  2. 92 Ireland 22,111 compare
  3. 93 Lithuania 21,994 compare
  4. 95 Paraguay 21,327 compare
  5. 96 Zambia 21,175 compare
  6. 97 Armenia 20,029 compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 7,422 data points, 1970–2025
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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.