Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0017 units per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 62nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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 (number), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0016 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 units per person | -41.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.001 units per person | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 units per person | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 units per person | -4.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 units per person, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 units per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -41.5% | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0009 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0017 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 62nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.