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 68.1% 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
Costa Rica recorded 68.1% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica peaked at 83.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2017.
Costa Rica ranks 25th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.5% | — |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 75.0% | 83.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 65.6% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 67.8% | 78.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 22 Spain 69.8% compare
- 23 Switzerland 69.3% compare
- 24 Luxembourg 68.1% compare
- 26 Romania 66.7% compare
- 27 Paraguay 65.5% compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 65.4% compare
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 68.1% 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 83.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 72 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 14.7%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release