All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 78.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper 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 upper in Costa Rica is 78.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Costa Rica peaked at 85.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 102 countries on this measure, 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 upper in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 85.9% | — |
| 2007 | 77.2% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 77.2% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 67.8% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 74.5% | 81.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 upper in Costa Rica?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Costa Rica was 78.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 102 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release