Primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0084 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0084 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0086 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 1984.
That places Costa Rica 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0064 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0064 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.006 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 units per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 units per person | -18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0039 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.006 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0063 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0084 units per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0087 units per person compare
- 17 Luxembourg 0.0087 units per person compare
- 18 Georgia 0.0085 units per person compare
- 20 Brunei Darussalam 0.0083 units per person compare
- 21 Dominica 0.0083 units per person compare
- 22 Suriname 0.0082 units per person compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0084 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.