Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers was 671 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
671
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
16th
of 26 countries
All-time high
710
in 2009
All-time low
36
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2012

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000–2012

02004006008002000200620122000: 362001: 5372002: 5982003: 6012004: 5992005: 5942006: 6632007: 6902008: 6452009: 7102010: 6242012: 671

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica stood at 671.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica peaked at 710 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 36
2001 537 +1391.7%
2002 598 +11.4%
2003 601 +0.5%
2004 599 -0.3%
2005 594 -0.8%
2006 663 +11.6%
2007 690 +4.1%
2008 645 -6.5%
2009 710 +10.1%
2010 624 -12.1%
2012 671 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 567.3 36 710 10
2010s 647.5 624 671 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica was 671 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 710 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 289 data points, 2000–2020
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