Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male was 8,765 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,765
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
97th
of 212 countries
All-time high
9,121
in 2023
All-time low
2,240
in 1981
Years of data
32
1970–2024
Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 8,765 for teachers in primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 9,121 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,240, in 1981.
That places Costa Rica 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,985 | — |
| 1971 | 3,537 | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 3,350 | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 2,240 | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 2,853 | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 3,799 | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 3,453 | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 3,618 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 4,116 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 4,336 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 4,817 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 4,892 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,220 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 5,336 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5,643 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5,545 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5,641 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5,731 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,761 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,807 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,346 | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 7,343 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,804 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 8,370 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 8,497 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8,336 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 9,062 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 9,095 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9,005 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9,109 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 9,121 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,765 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,291 | 2,985 | 3,537 | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,240 | 2,240 | 2,240 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,568 | 2,853 | 4,116 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,240 | 4,336 | 5,731 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,592 | 5,761 | 9,062 | 9 |
| 2020s | 9,019 | 8,765 | 9,121 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 94 Sri Lanka 8,899 compare
- 95 Uzbekistan 8,864 compare
- 96 Congo 8,848 compare
- 98 Oman 8,753 compare
- 99 Tajikistan 8,297 compare
- 100 Central African Republic 7,894 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 primary education, male in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica was 8,765 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9,121 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,240 in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release