Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 96.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
96.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
66th
of 121 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 2020
All-time low
63.4%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2013–2020
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Costa Rica, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 96.8% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 72.9% | — |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +50.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +1.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 96.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 96.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.9% | 63.4% | 95.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Costa Rica?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Costa Rica was 96.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).