Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 69.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica stood at 69.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica peaked at 94.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2022.
Costa Rica ranks 23rd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 93.3% | — |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 88.9% | 94.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 83.7% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 68.9% | 81.8% | 3 |
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica was 69.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Costa Rica ranks 23rd out of 71 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release