Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in lower secondary education, male was 9,442 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,442 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 137 countries
All-time high
9,570 number
in 2016
All-time low
4,199 number
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200820191998: 4.2k number1999: 4.6k number2001: 4.6k number2002: 5.0k number2006: 6.3k number2007: 6.3k number2008: 7.2k number2009: 7.4k number2010: 7.6k number2011: 8.0k number2013: 9.0k number2014: 8.8k number2015: 8.9k number2016: 9.6k number2017: 9.2k number2018: 9.5k number2019: 9.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica is 9,442 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 9,570 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,199 number, in 1998.

That places Costa Rica 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4,199 number
1999 4,588 number +9.3%
2001 4,560 number -0.6%
2002 4,967 number +8.9%
2006 6,325 number +27.3%
2007 6,312 number -0.2%
2008 7,157 number +13.4%
2009 7,365 number +2.9%
2010 7,629 number +3.6%
2011 8,017 number +5.1%
2013 9,024 number +12.6%
2014 8,846 number -2.0%
2015 8,879 number +0.4%
2016 9,570 number +7.8%
2017 9,218 number -3.7%
2018 9,479 number +2.8%
2019 9,442 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,394 number 4,199 number 4,588 number 2
2000s 6,114 number 4,560 number 7,365 number 6
2010s 8,900 number 7,629 number 9,570 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 66 Oman 9,990 number compare
  2. 67 Belarus 9,770 number compare
  3. 68 Chad 9,627 number compare
  4. 70 Hungary 9,245 number compare
  5. 71 Honduras 8,806 number compare
  6. 72 Chile 8,781 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica?
Teachers in lower secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 9,442 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 9,570 number in 2016.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 4,199 number in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in lower secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/