Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 57.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Costa Rica, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 57.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Costa Rica peaked at 59.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1999.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.2% | — |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.9% | 57.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 1 |
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Costa Rica was 57.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 76 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release