Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre was 0.4304 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4304 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
89th
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.4477 units per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0342 units per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2023

Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1970–2023

00.10.20.30.41970199620231970: 0.034 units per square kilometre1981: 0.074 units per square kilometre1996: 0.117 units per square kilometre1997: 0.109 units per square kilometre1998: 0.124 units per square kilometre1999: 0.135 units per square kilometre2000: 0.141 units per square kilometre2001: 0.147 units per square kilometre2002: 0.164 units per square kilometre2006: 0.238 units per square kilometre2007: 0.238 units per square kilometre2008: 0.278 units per square kilometre2009: 0.298 units per square kilometre2010: 0.31 units per square kilometre2011: 0.329 units per square kilometre2013: 0.36 units per square kilometre2014: 0.36 units per square kilometre2015: 0.369 units per square kilometre2016: 0.409 units per square kilometre2017: 0.394 units per square kilometre2018: 0.448 units per square kilometre2019: 0.427 units per square kilometre2020: 0.448 units per square kilometre2021: 0.434 units per square kilometre2022: 0.418 units per square kilometre2023: 0.43 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.4304 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4477 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0342 units per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Costa Rica 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0342 units per square kilometre
1981 0.0741 units per square kilometre +116.8%
1996 0.117 units per square kilometre +57.9%
1997 0.109 units per square kilometre -6.8%
1998 0.1241 units per square kilometre +13.8%
1999 0.1353 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2000 0.141 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2001 0.1475 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2002 0.1636 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2006 0.2378 units per square kilometre +45.4%
2007 0.2383 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 0.2783 units per square kilometre +16.8%
2009 0.2976 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2010 0.3105 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2011 0.3287 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2013 0.3599 units per square kilometre +9.5%
2014 0.3604 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2015 0.3694 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2016 0.4089 units per square kilometre +10.7%
2017 0.3945 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2018 0.4476 units per square kilometre +13.5%
2019 0.4275 units per square kilometre -4.5%
2020 0.4477 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2021 0.4337 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2022 0.4183 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2023 0.4304 units per square kilometre +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0342 units per square kilometre 0.0342 units per square kilometre 0.0342 units per square kilometre 1
1980s 0.0741 units per square kilometre 0.0741 units per square kilometre 0.0741 units per square kilometre 1
1990s 0.1214 units per square kilometre 0.109 units per square kilometre 0.1353 units per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.2149 units per square kilometre 0.141 units per square kilometre 0.2976 units per square kilometre 7
2010s 0.3786 units per square kilometre 0.3105 units per square kilometre 0.4476 units per square kilometre 9
2020s 0.4325 units per square kilometre 0.4183 units per square kilometre 0.4477 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 86 China 0.457 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 87 Comoros 0.446 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 88 Cape Verde 0.4434 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 90 Togo 0.43 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 91 Indonesia 0.4288 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 92 Greece 0.4147 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.4304 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4477 units per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0342 units per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 89th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, teachers, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 6,559 data points, 1970–2023
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Secondary education, teachers, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.