Teachers in secondary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in secondary education, male was 16,002 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16,002 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
98th
of 190 countries
All-time high
16,002 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,946 number
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k1970199420191970: 1.9k number1981: 3.2k number1996: 4.2k number1997: 4.9k number1998: 5.7k number1999: 6.1k number2000: 6.4k number2001: 6.8k number2002: 7.1k number2006: 8.9k number2007: 8.9k number2008: 10.1k number2009: 10.4k number2010: 10.8k number2011: 11.3k number2013: 13.6k number2014: 13.6k number2015: 14.1k number2016: 15.5k number2017: 15.0k number2018: 15.5k number2019: 16.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in secondary education, male in Costa Rica stood at 16,002 number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 16,002 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,946 number, in 1970.

That places Costa Rica 98th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 1,946 number
1981 3,171 number +62.9%
1996 4,182 number +31.9%
1997 4,915 number +17.5%
1998 5,653 number +15.0%
1999 6,132 number +8.5%
2000 6,368 number +3.8%
2001 6,792 number +6.7%
2002 7,056 number +3.9%
2006 8,898 number +26.1%
2007 8,928 number +0.3%
2008 10,139 number +13.6%
2009 10,446 number +3.0%
2010 10,824 number +3.6%
2011 11,326 number +4.6%
2013 13,642 number +20.4%
2014 13,649 number +0.1%
2015 14,125 number +3.5%
2016 15,477 number +9.6%
2017 14,970 number -3.3%
2018 15,502 number +3.6%
2019 16,002 number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,946 number 1,946 number 1,946 number 1
1980s 3,171 number 3,171 number 3,171 number 1
1990s 5,220 number 4,182 number 6,132 number 4
2000s 8,375 number 6,368 number 10,446 number 7
2010s 13,946 number 10,824 number 16,002 number 9

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 95 Congo 16,495 number compare
  2. 96 Liberia 16,420 number compare
  3. 97 Lebanon 16,109 number compare
  4. 99 Croatia 15,592 number compare
  5. 100 Belarus 15,103 number compare
  6. 101 United Arab Emirates 14,824 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Costa Rica?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 16,002 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 16,002 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,946 number in 1970.
How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/