Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 1,634 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,634 for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica peaked at 1,690 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 859, in 2013.
That places Costa Rica 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 859 | — |
| 2014 | 862 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 915 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1,081 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 1,048 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1,124 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 1,301 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 1,416 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 1,570 | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 1,690 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 1,639 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,634 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,027 | 859 | 1,301 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,590 | 1,416 | 1,690 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Costa Rica was 1,634 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,690 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 859 in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. 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 Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release