Number of teachers in secondary education rose 4.71% to 39.6 '000 in Costa Rica in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in secondary education in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 39.6 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 3.69 '000 in 1970.
Costa Rica has been ranked 67th within the group of 102 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in secondary education, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Secondary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | '000 | ... | 2.32 | 2.23 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.45 | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 | ... | 181 | 183 | 184 | ... | 188 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 33.0 | 36.4 | 35.1 | 38.4 | 37.8 | ... | ||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 18.9 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 | ... | 111 | 98.4 | 116 | 117 | 98.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.6 | 45.0 | 39.3 | ... | 47.1 | ||||
| Mexico | '000 | 814 | 831 | 827 | 834 | 867 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Panama | '000 | ... | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,661 | ... | 1,695 | ... | 1,705 | ... |
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