Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 90.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica is 90.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica peaked at 91.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 59th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.8% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 76.6% | 91.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 80.9% | 90.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 90.0% | 90.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 56 Viet Nam 91.1% compare
- 57 Ecuador 91.0% compare
- 58 Saint Lucia 90.3% compare
- 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 89.6% compare
- 61 Ghana 87.7% compare
- 62 Seychelles 87.6% compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 225,537 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica was 90.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release