Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 40.82 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
40.82
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
15th
of 25 countries
All-time high
40.82
in 2012
All-time low
37.01
in 2004
Years of data
11
2001–2012

Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2001–2012

0102030402001200620122001: 37.22002: 37.82003: 37.92004: 372005: 37.82006: 37.42007: 37.92008: 382009: 37.62010: 38.52012: 40.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica stood at 40.82. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica peaked at 40.82 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.01, in 2004.

Costa Rica ranks 15th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2001 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2001 37.24
2002 37.78 +1.4%
2003 37.85 +0.2%
2004 37.01 -2.2%
2005 37.76 +2.0%
2006 37.35 -1.1%
2007 37.92 +1.5%
2008 38.04 +0.3%
2009 37.62 -1.1%
2010 38.5 +2.3%
2012 40.82 +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.62 37.01 38.04 9
2010s 39.66 38.5 40.82 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 12 Brazil 42.19 compare
  2. 13 Uruguay 41.16 compare
  3. 14 Honduras 40.83 compare
  4. 16 Mexico 40.81
  5. 17 Palestine, State of 40.56 compare
  6. 18 Pakistan 40.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica?
Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica was 40.82 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 40.82 in 2012.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 37.01 in 2004.
How does Costa Rica rank for mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2012.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 275 data points, 2000–2020
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