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

Costa Rica: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 644 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
644
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
16th
of 26 countries
All-time high
700
in 2009
All-time low
34
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2012

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

02004006008002000200620122000: 342001: 5332002: 5892003: 5952004: 5902005: 5902006: 6552007: 6792008: 6412009: 7002010: 6202012: 644

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2012, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica stood at 644.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica peaked at 700 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 34, 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 paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 34
2001 533 +1467.6%
2002 589 +10.5%
2003 595 +1.0%
2004 590 -0.8%
2005 590 +0.0%
2006 655 +11.0%
2007 679 +3.7%
2008 641 -5.6%
2009 700 +9.2%
2010 620 -11.4%
2012 644 +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 560.6 34 700 10
2010s 632 620 644 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica was 644 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 700 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid 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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