Secondary education, teachers, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Secondary education, teachers, female was 21,434 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in Costa Rica is 21,434, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female 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 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female 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% |
| 2006 | 12,144 | +45.4% |
| 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% |
| 2013 | 18,376 | +9.5% |
| 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 | 10,972 | 7,200 | 15,197 | 7 |
| 2010s | 19,331 | 15,852 | 22,853 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21,954 | 21,359 | 22,860 | 5 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Costa Rica?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Costa Rica was 21,434 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 22,860 in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,745 in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.