What is the highest primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1970.

What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.

How does Costa Rica rank for primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp?

Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Name: Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 11.2%

World rank

116th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Costa Rica ranks 116th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0 units per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1972	0 units per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1973	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
1974	0 units per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1975	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1976	0 units per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1979	0 units per US$ of GDP	-39.0%
1980	0 units per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
1981	0 units per US$ of GDP	+54.3%
1982	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1983	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
1984	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
1985	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1986	0 units per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1987	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1988	0 units per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1989	0 units per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1990	0 units per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1991	0 units per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1992	0 units per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1993	0 units per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1994	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1995	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1996	0 units per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1997	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1998	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1999	0 units per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2000	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2001	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2002	0 units per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2004	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2005	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2006	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2007	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
2008	0 units per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2009	0 units per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2010	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
2011	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2013	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2014	0 units per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2015	0 units per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2016	0 units per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2017	0 units per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2018	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2019	0 units per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2020	0 units per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2021	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2022	0 units per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2023	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2024	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	8
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	9
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	9
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

113 French Polynesia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
114 North Macedonia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
115 Grenada 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
117 New Caledonia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
118 Mauritius 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
119 Saint Lucia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

More education data for Costa Rica

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 228,863 (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 123,741 (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 221,811 (2019)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?: Primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Costa Rica rank for primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp?: Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is primary education, teachers, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/primary-education-teachers-per-unit-of-gdp/costa-rica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/primary-education-teachers-per-unit-of-gdp/costa-rica/">Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP in Costa Rica</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Primary education, teachers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Primary education, teachers ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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

Indicator: Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 9,099 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Primary education, teachers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.