Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Education workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.3283 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3283
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
9th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.3776
in 2012
All-time low
0.2889
in 2009
Years of data
13
2000–2015

Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000–2015

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.3182001: 0.32002: 0.322003: 0.3382004: 0.3142005: 0.3282006: 0.3322007: 0.3162008: 0.3162009: 0.2892010: 0.3752012: 0.3782015: 0.328

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.3283 for education workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3776 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2889, in 2009.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3176
2001 0.2996 -5.6%
2002 0.3205 +7.0%
2003 0.3379 +5.4%
2004 0.3135 -7.2%
2005 0.3279 +4.6%
2006 0.3325 +1.4%
2007 0.3163 -4.9%
2008 0.316 -0.1%
2009 0.2889 -8.6%
2010 0.3747 +29.7%
2012 0.3776 +0.8%
2015 0.3283 -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3171 0.2889 0.3379 10
2010s 0.3602 0.3283 0.3776 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Morocco 0.3584 compare
  2. 7 Guatemala 0.3515 compare
  3. 8 Brazil 0.34 compare
  4. 10 Moldova 0.3197 compare
  5. 11 Pakistan 0.3144 compare
  6. 12 Dominican Republic 0.3097 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica?
Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Costa Rica was 0.3283 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3776 in 2012.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2889 in 2009.
How does Costa Rica rank for education workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2015.
Is education workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Education workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 246 data points, 2000–2021
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