Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0072 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0072 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0079 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.002 units per person, in 1970.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.002 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.003 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0022 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 units per person | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 units per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0031 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0072 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 units per person in 1970.
- How does Costa Rica rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.