Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.8598 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8598 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.8598 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2033 units per square kilometre, in 1984.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.2362 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2534 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2476 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2434 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2541 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2467 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2067 units per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 0.212 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2257 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2308 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2446 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2513 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.256 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2674 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2757 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2856 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2928 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3096 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.3244 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3438 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3595 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3768 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4158 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.433 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4449 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4728 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4891 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4974 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5431 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5389 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.552 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5658 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5712 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5725 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7048 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7044 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7315 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7779 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7957 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7763 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8367 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.844 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8369 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8444 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8598 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2462 units per square kilometre | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | 0.2593 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2288 units per square kilometre | 0.2033 units per square kilometre | 0.256 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3251 units per square kilometre | 0.2674 units per square kilometre | 0.4158 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5041 units per square kilometre | 0.433 units per square kilometre | 0.5658 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.719 units per square kilometre | 0.5712 units per square kilometre | 0.8367 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8463 units per square kilometre | 0.8369 units per square kilometre | 0.8598 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 64 Kiribati 0.916 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Malawi 0.9063 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Andorra 0.8894 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Italy 0.8479 units per square kilometre compare
- 69 Cuba 0.8363 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Syrian Arab Republic 0.7972 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.8598 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8598 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 units per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.