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

Costa Rica: Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 563 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
563
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
14th
of 26 countries
All-time high
629
in 2009
All-time low
14
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2012

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

02004006002000200620122000: 142001: 4672002: 5052003: 5212004: 5152005: 5322006: 5762007: 5862008: 5612009: 6292010: 5432012: 563

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica is 563, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica peaked at 629 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2000.

Costa Rica ranks 14th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2012.
Year Value Change
2000 14
2001 467 +3235.7%
2002 505 +8.1%
2003 521 +3.2%
2004 515 -1.2%
2005 532 +3.3%
2006 576 +8.3%
2007 586 +1.7%
2008 561 -4.3%
2009 629 +12.1%
2010 543 -13.7%
2012 563 +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 490.6 14 629 10
2010s 553 543 563 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica?
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Costa Rica was 563 in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 629 in 2009.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 14th out of 26 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of public paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 290 data points, 2000–2020
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