Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 9,000 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica stood at 9,000 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica peaked at 9,000 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,749 number, in 1998.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 131 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 upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1,749 number | — |
| 1999 | 1,897 number | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 2,358 number | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 2,599 number | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 3,730 number | +43.5% |
| 2007 | 3,787 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 4,459 number | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 4,898 number | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 5,205 number | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 5,500 number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 6,258 number | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 6,499 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6,943 number | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 7,976 number | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 7,763 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 8,909 number | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 9,000 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,823 number | 1,749 number | 1,897 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,638 number | 2,358 number | 4,898 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 7,117 number | 5,205 number | 9,000 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 64 Finland 11,708 number compare
- 65 New Zealand 11,623 number compare
- 66 Kuwait 10,882 number compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 8,746 number compare
- 69 Madagascar 8,344 number compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,736 number compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica was 9,000 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9,000 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,749 number in 1998.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.