Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 94.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
94.1%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
136th
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1975
All-time low
93.1%
in 2016
Years of data
33
1970–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 94.1% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Costa Rica peaked at 100.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2016.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.0% | — |
| 1971 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 100.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 94.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.1%, 96% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 94.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.2% | 96.5% | 97.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 93.3% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 93.1% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 93.1% | 94.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 133 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 94.4% compare
- 134 Sao Tome and Principe 94.3% compare
- 135 Martinique 94.2% compare
- 137 Luxembourg 94.0% compare
- 138 Somalia 94.0% compare
- 139 Japan 94.0% 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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Costa Rica?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Costa Rica was 94.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2016.
- How does Costa Rica rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release