Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 96.6% 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 96.6%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica peaked at 97.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2006.
That places Costa Rica 36th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.3% | — |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 79.3% | 85.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 87.5% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 96.6% 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 97.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 80 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 10.4%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release