Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 72 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2023
All-time low
2.8%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Costa Rica, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Costa Rica stood at 10.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 286.8% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 40th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.8% | — |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +75.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +126.7% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.7% | 2 |
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 non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Costa Rica?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Costa Rica was 10.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 40th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 286.8%. 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 Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release