Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 9,062 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 9,062 number. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 9,062 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,240 number, in 1981.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd 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) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,985 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,537 number | +18.5% |
| 1976 | 3,350 number | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 2,240 number | -33.1% |
| 1991 | 2,853 number | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 3,799 number | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 3,453 number | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 3,618 number | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 4,116 number | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 4,336 number | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 4,817 number | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 4,892 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 5,220 number | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 5,336 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 5,643 number | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5,545 number | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5,641 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5,731 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,761 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,807 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7,346 number | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 7,343 number | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 7,804 number | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 8,370 number | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 8,497 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8,336 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 9,062 number | +8.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 9,062 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,866 number, 4.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 9,062 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 2.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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% | 3,350 number | 2,240 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,291 number | 2,985 number | 3,537 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,240 number | 2,240 number | 2,240 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,568 number | 2,853 number | 4,116 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,240 number | 4,336 number | 5,731 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,592 number | 5,761 number | 9,062 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica was 9,062 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9,062 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,240 number in 1981.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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/