Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 9,000 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,000 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
67th
of 131 countries
All-time high
9,000 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,749 number
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200820191998: 1.7k number1999: 1.9k number2001: 2.4k number2002: 2.6k number2006: 3.7k number2007: 3.8k number2008: 4.5k number2009: 4.9k number2010: 5.2k number2011: 5.5k number2013: 6.3k number2014: 6.5k number2015: 6.9k number2016: 8.0k number2017: 7.8k number2018: 8.9k number2019: 9.0k number

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

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  5. 69 Madagascar 8,344 number compare
  6. 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7,736 number compare

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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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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
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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.