Teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, female was 33,658 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica is 33,658 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 33,658 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,316 number, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 80th of 196 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.
Teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,735 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,524 number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 9,623 number | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 8,316 number | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 11,225 number | +35.0% |
| 1996 | 13,755 number | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 14,905 number | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 15,621 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 17,117 number | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 17,775 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 17,898 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19,250 number | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 19,755 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 20,063 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 22,090 number | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 21,973 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 22,545 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 23,157 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23,402 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 23,426 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 28,640 number | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 28,624 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29,545 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 31,347 number | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 32,130 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31,302 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 33,658 number | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,961 number | 8,524 number | 9,623 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 8,316 number | 8,316 number | 8,316 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 14,525 number | 11,225 number | 17,117 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 20,501 number | 17,775 number | 23,157 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 29,119 number | 23,402 number | 33,658 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Costa Rica was 33,658 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 33,658 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,316 number in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.