Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Trained teachers in upper secondary education was 96.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Costa Rica, 1999–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 96.6% for trained teachers in upper secondary education in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in upper secondary education in Costa Rica peaked at 97.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1999.
Costa Rica ranks 35th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.4% | — |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 86.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 85.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 87.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 80.4% | 86.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 87.7% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
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 trained teachers in upper secondary education in Costa Rica?
- Trained teachers in upper secondary education in Costa Rica was 96.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in upper secondary education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1999.
- How does Costa Rica rank for trained teachers in upper secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is trained teachers in upper secondary education rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in upper secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in upper secondary education are the percentage of upper secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.