Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 was 812 Hours per year in 2023. β¬ Flat
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Costa Rica, 2015β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year.
Analysis
In 2023, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Costa Rica stood at 812 Hours per year. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Costa Rica peaked at 812 Hours per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 799 Hours per year, in 2020.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 810.4 Hours per year | 804 Hours per year | 812 Hours per year | 5 |
| 2020s | 803.33 Hours per year | 799 Hours per year | 812 Hours per year | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Costa Rica?
- Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Costa Rica was 812 Hours per year in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 812 Hours per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 799 Hours per year in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000?
- Costa Rica ranks 13th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory teaching time requirement since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education (general programmes) and upper secondary general programmes. The default table displays data in hours per year for teachers at the primary level. The selection can be changed to display data on different years and on different levels of education. Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.