Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 6,560 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6,560 number
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
74th
of 131 countries
All-time high
6,560 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,454 number
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica, 1998–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k1998200820191998: 1.5k number1999: 1.5k number2001: 2.2k number2002: 2.1k number2006: 2.6k number2007: 2.6k number2008: 3.0k number2009: 3.1k number2010: 3.2k number2011: 3.3k number2013: 4.6k number2014: 4.8k number2015: 5.2k number2016: 5.9k number2017: 5.8k number2018: 6.0k number2019: 6.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 6,560 number for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica peaked at 6,560 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,454 number, in 1998.

That places Costa Rica 74th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number) in Costa Rica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1,454 number
1999 1,544 number +6.2%
2001 2,232 number +44.6%
2002 2,089 number -6.4%
2006 2,573 number +23.2%
2007 2,616 number +1.7%
2008 2,981 number +14.0%
2009 3,081 number +3.4%
2010 3,195 number +3.7%
2011 3,309 number +3.6%
2013 4,618 number +39.6%
2014 4,803 number +4.0%
2015 5,246 number +9.2%
2016 5,907 number +12.6%
2017 5,752 number -2.6%
2018 6,021 number +4.7%
2019 6,560 number +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,499 number 1,454 number 1,544 number 2
2000s 2,595 number 2,089 number 3,081 number 6
2010s 5,046 number 3,195 number 6,560 number 9

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  3. 73 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,796 number compare
  4. 75 Niger 6,048 number compare
  5. 76 Belarus 5,333 number compare
  6. 77 Bulgaria 4,932 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica?
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Costa Rica was 6,560 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6,560 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,454 number in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 74th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,795 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 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/