Secondary education, teachers in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Secondary education, teachers was 57.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 57.9% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Costa Rica peaked at 59.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % female | 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Costa Rica?
- Secondary education, teachers in Costa Rica was 57.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers 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 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.