Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in primary education, male was 9,062 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
9,062 number
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
93rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
9,062 number
in 2019
All-time low
2,240 number
in 1981
Years of data
27
1970–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Costa Rica, 1970–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1970199420191970: 3.0k number1971: 3.5k number1976: 3.4k number1981: 2.2k number1991: 2.9k number1996: 3.8k number1997: 3.5k number1998: 3.6k number1999: 4.1k number2000: 4.3k number2001: 4.8k number2002: 4.9k number2004: 5.2k number2005: 5.3k number2006: 5.6k number2007: 5.5k number2008: 5.6k number2009: 5.7k number2010: 5.8k number2011: 5.8k number2013: 7.3k number2014: 7.3k number2015: 7.8k number2016: 8.4k number2017: 8.5k number2018: 8.3k number2019: 9.1k number

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 90 Paraguay 9,999 number compare
  2. 91 Portugal 9,844 number compare
  3. 92 Sri Lanka 9,643 number compare
  4. 94 Switzerland 8,645 number compare
  5. 95 Tajikistan 8,297 number compare
  6. 96 Oman 8,268 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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All data for Costa Rica β†’

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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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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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/