Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 31 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
31
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
20th
of 25 countries
All-time high
39
in 2001
All-time low
29
in 2008
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

0102030402000200620122000: 352001: 392002: 322003: 302004: 302005: 342006: 332007: 362008: 292009: 312010: 342012: 31

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica stood at 31.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica peaked at 39 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2008.

Costa Rica ranks 20th of 25 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 35
2001 39 +11.4%
2002 32 -17.9%
2003 30 -6.2%
2004 30 +0.0%
2005 34 +13.3%
2006 33 -2.9%
2007 36 +9.1%
2008 29 -19.4%
2009 31 +6.9%
2010 34 +9.7%
2012 31 -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.9 29 39 10
2010s 32.5 31 34 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica?
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica was 31 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2001.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2008.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 25 countries with data for 2012.
Is median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 276 data points, 2000–2020
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