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

Costa Rica: Education workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.3281 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3281
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
8th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.3803
in 2010
All-time low
0.2889
in 2009
Years of data
13
2000–2015

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

00.10.20.30.42000200720152000: 0.3252001: 0.3022002: 0.322003: 0.3412004: 0.3112005: 0.332006: 0.3322007: 0.3182008: 0.3152009: 0.2892010: 0.382012: 0.3792015: 0.328

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, education workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica stood at 0.3281.

The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3803 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2889, in 2009.

That places Costa Rica 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3245
2001 0.3025 -6.8%
2002 0.3197 +5.7%
2003 0.3409 +6.6%
2004 0.3109 -8.8%
2005 0.3297 +6.0%
2006 0.3324 +0.8%
2007 0.3184 -4.2%
2008 0.3148 -1.1%
2009 0.2889 -8.2%
2010 0.3803 +31.6%
2012 0.3787 -0.4%
2015 0.3281 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3183 0.2889 0.3409 10
2010s 0.3624 0.3281 0.3803 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 5 Morocco 0.3516 compare
  2. 6 Guatemala 0.3496 compare
  3. 7 Brazil 0.3424 compare
  4. 9 Republic of Moldova 0.3187 compare
  5. 10 Dominican Republic 0.3099 compare
  6. 11 Paraguay 0.3044 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica?
Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Costa Rica was 0.3281 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.3803 in 2010.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public total 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 total employees?
Costa Rica ranks 8th out of 29 countries with data for 2015.
Is education workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
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