Costa Rica vs United States of America: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 over time
- Costa Rica
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 92.28 Index against 81.97 Index in Costa Rica, a difference of 10.31 Index.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United States of America ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 17th of 20 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.65 Index | 90.02 Index | 4.63 Index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 84.44 Index | 88.5 Index | 4.06 Index | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000, Costa Rica or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 92.28 Index against 81.97 Index in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 between Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 10.31 Index, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 17th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.