Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 12,826 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1998–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 69 Guatemala 13,442 number compare
- 70 Cambodia 13,421 number compare
- 71 Republic of Moldova 12,863 number compare
- 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12,614 number compare
- 74 New Zealand 11,350 number compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 11,011 number compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,627 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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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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.