Costa Rica: Trained teachers in primary education

The latest value from 2020 is 94.27 percent, a decline from 94.53 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 89.57 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1999 to 2020 is 91.77 percent. The minimum value, 86.05 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 97.43 percent was recorded in 2004. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Trained teachers are those who have received the minimum professional training, before or on the job, necessary to teach in primary school.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.