Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 12,826 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
12,826 number
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
72nd
of 138 countries
All-time high
13,944 number
in 2018
All-time low
4,589 number
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k14.0k1998200820191998: 4.6k number1999: 5.0k number2001: 5.2k number2002: 5.8k number2006: 8.4k number2007: 8.4k number2008: 9.8k number2009: 10.3k number2010: 10.6k number2011: 11.3k number2013: 12.1k number2014: 11.9k number2015: 11.9k number2016: 12.9k number2017: 12.4k number2018: 13.9k number2019: 12.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 12,826 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2019.

The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 13,944 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4,589 number, in 1998.

That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4,589 number
1999 5,009 number +9.2%
2001 5,173 number +3.3%
2002 5,755 number +11.3%
2006 8,414 number +46.2%
2007 8,382 number -0.4%
2008 9,750 number +16.3%
2009 10,299 number +5.6%
2010 10,647 number +3.4%
2011 11,285 number +6.0%
2013 12,118 number +7.4%
2014 11,903 number -1.8%
2015 11,920 number +0.1%
2016 12,902 number +8.2%
2017 12,379 number -4.1%
2018 13,944 number +12.6%
2019 12,826 number -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,799 number 4,589 number 5,009 number 2
2000s 7,962 number 5,173 number 10,299 number 6
2010s 12,214 number 10,647 number 13,944 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 69 Guatemala 13,442 number compare
  2. 70 Cambodia 13,421 number compare
  3. 71 Republic of Moldova 12,863 number compare
  4. 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,614 number compare
  5. 74 New Zealand 11,350 number compare
  6. 75 Dominican Republic 11,011 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 12,826 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 13,944 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 4,589 number in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.