Qualified primary teachers in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, 94.3% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2020.
The latest value for Costa Rica is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Costa Rica, 2020
94.3%
Change from 2019
−0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020
100.0%
Qualified primary teachers in Costa Rica over time
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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 94.3% |
| 2019 | 94.5% |
| 2018 | 94.4% |
| 2017 | 93.5% |
| 2016 | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 93.9% |
| 2014 | 94.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% |
| 2011 | 91.4% |
| 2010 | 89.5% |
| 2009 | 87.6% |
| 2008 | 86.0% |
| 2007 | 89.5% |
| 2006 | 88.0% |
| 2005 | 96.8% |
| 2004 | 97.4% |
| 2002 | 88.2% |
| 2001 | 89.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 94.5% in 2019.
- Since 2009, when it was 87.6%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
More for Costa Rica
All statistics for Costa Rica
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
18.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
90.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
81.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
7.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS