Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.1775 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.1775 number per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1775 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0439 number per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Costa Rica 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0585 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0693 number per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0656 number per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0439 number per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0559 number per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0744 number per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0676 number per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0709 number per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0806 number per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0849 number per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0943 number per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0958 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1022 number per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1045 number per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1105 number per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1086 number per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1105 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1122 number per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1128 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1137 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1439 number per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1438 number per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1528 number per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 number per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1664 number per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1633 number per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1775 number per square kilometre | +8.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1775 number per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1121 number per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1775 number per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0912 number per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -33.1% | 0.0656 number per square kilometre | 0.0439 number per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0644 number per square kilometre | 0.0585 number per square kilometre | 0.0693 number per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0439 number per square kilometre | 0.0439 number per square kilometre | 0.0439 number per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0699 number per square kilometre | 0.0559 number per square kilometre | 0.0806 number per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1026 number per square kilometre | 0.0849 number per square kilometre | 0.1122 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1487 number per square kilometre | 0.1128 number per square kilometre | 0.1775 number per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 71 Syria 0.1933 number per square kilometre compare
- 72 French Polynesia 0.1833 number per square kilometre compare
- 73 Andorra 0.1787 number per square kilometre compare
- 75 Jordan 0.1747 number per square kilometre compare
- 76 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1713 number per square kilometre compare
- 77 Brunei 0.167 number per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.1775 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1775 number per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0439 number per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.