Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1786 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.1786 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1786 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0439 units per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0744 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0806 units per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0943 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0958 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1128 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1137 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1439 units per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1438 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1528 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1664 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1633 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1775 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1781 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1784 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1786 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1786 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1084 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1786 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.086 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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 | -33.1% | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0644 units per square kilometre | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0699 units per square kilometre | 0.0559 units per square kilometre | 0.0806 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | 0.1122 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | 0.1128 units per square kilometre | 0.1775 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1779 units per square kilometre | 0.1764 units per square kilometre | 0.1786 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 71 Seychelles 0.187 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 French Polynesia 0.1833 units per square kilometre compare
- 73 Andorra 0.1787 units per square kilometre compare
- 75 Egypt 0.1762 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Kuwait 0.1758 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Ethiopia 0.173 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.1786 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1786 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0439 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.