Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female was 1,372 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Costa Rica, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,372 for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Costa Rica peaked at 1,424 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 728, 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, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 728 | — |
| 2014 | 735 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 776 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 903 | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 879 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 935 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1,066 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 1,156 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1,327 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 1,424 | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1,370 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 1,372 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 860.29 | 728 | 1,066 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,330 | 1,156 | 1,424 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,510 compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 1,983 compare
- 25 Romania 1,705 compare
- 27 Qatar 1,156 compare
- 28 Republic of Moldova 913 compare
- 29 Cyprus 810 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in Costa Rica was 1,372 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,424 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 728 in 2013.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release