Teachers in early childhood educational development … male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teachers in early childhood educational development … male was 261.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male in Costa Rica, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 261.88 for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 106.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male in Costa Rica peaked at 269.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 127, in 2014.
That places Costa Rica 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in early childhood educational development … male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 131 | — |
| 2014 | 127 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 139 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 178 | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 169 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 189 | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 235 | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 260 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 242.9 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 265.54 | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 269.2 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 261.88 | -2.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 261.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 87.5, 3.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 261.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.3, 79.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 166.86 | 127 | 235 | 7 |
| 2020s | 259.9 | 242.9 | 269.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.51 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male in Costa Rica?
- Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male in Costa Rica was 261.88 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 269.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 127 in 2014.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release