Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0018 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0018 number per person
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
60th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0019 number per person
in 1971
All-time low
0.0009 number per person
in 1991
Years of data
27
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

00.0010.0010.0020.0021970199420191970: 0.002 number per person1971: 0.002 number per person1976: 0.002 number per person1981: 0.001 number per person1991: 0.001 number per person1996: 0.001 number per person1997: 0.001 number per person1998: 0.001 number per person1999: 0.001 number per person2000: 0.001 number per person2001: 0.001 number per person2002: 0.001 number per person2004: 0.001 number per person2005: 0.001 number per person2006: 0.001 number per person2007: 0.001 number per person2008: 0.001 number per person2009: 0.001 number per person2010: 0.001 number per person2011: 0.001 number per person2013: 0.002 number per person2014: 0.002 number per person2015: 0.002 number per person2016: 0.002 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.002 number per person2019: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0018 number per person, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0019 number per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 number per person, in 1991.

Costa Rica ranks 60th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year number per person Change
1970 0.0016 number per person —
1971 0.0019 number per person +15.4%
1976 0.0016 number per person -16.7%
1981 0.0009 number per person -41.5%
1991 0.0009 number per person -2.3%
1996 0.001 number per person +17.8%
1997 0.0009 number per person -11.1%
1998 0.001 number per person +2.5%
1999 0.0011 number per person +11.4%
2000 0.0011 number per person +3.3%
2001 0.0012 number per person +9.1%
2002 0.0012 number per person -0.1%
2004 0.0012 number per person +3.5%
2005 0.0013 number per person +0.8%
2006 0.0013 number per person +4.3%
2007 0.0013 number per person -3.1%
2008 0.0013 number per person +0.4%
2009 0.0013 number per person +0.2%
2010 0.0013 number per person -0.7%
2011 0.0013 number per person -0.4%
2013 0.0016 number per person +23.7%
2014 0.0015 number per person -1.1%
2015 0.0016 number per person +5.2%
2016 0.0017 number per person +6.2%
2017 0.0017 number per person +0.6%
2018 0.0017 number per person -2.8%
2019 0.0018 number per person +7.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1981 -41.5% 0.0016 number per person 0.0009 number per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0017 number per person 0.0016 number per person 0.0019 number per person 3
1980s 0.0009 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.0009 number per person 1
1990s 0.001 number per person 0.0009 number per person 0.0011 number per person 5
2000s 0.0012 number per person 0.0011 number per person 0.0013 number per person 9
2010s 0.0016 number per person 0.0013 number per person 0.0018 number per person 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 57 Luxembourg 0.0019 number per person compare
  2. 58 Egypt 0.0019 number per person compare
  3. 59 Greece 0.0019 number per person compare
  4. 61 Oman 0.0018 number per person compare
  5. 62 Nigeria 0.0018 number per person compare
  6. 63 Ethiopia 0.0017 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0018 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0019 number per person in 1971.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 number per person in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.