Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 43,058 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1970β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Costa Rica is 43,058, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 43,899 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,379, in 1984.
That places Costa Rica 90th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,680 | 11,720 | 13,242 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,682 | 10,379 | 13,073 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,602 | 13,651 | 21,233 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,623 | 22,111 | 28,888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,301 | 29,163 | 42,720 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,180 | 42,733 | 43,899 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 43,058 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 43,058 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43,899 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,379 in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 90th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.