All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 79.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica is 79.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica peaked at 87.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2018.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 87.6% | — |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7% | 79.0% | 87.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 69.5% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.7% | 79.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 33 Spain 81.6% compare
- 34 Gambia 81.3% compare
- 35 Armenia 80.7% compare
- 37 South Africa 78.9% compare
- 38 Switzerland 77.6% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 77.2% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Costa Rica was 79.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release