Number of teachers in primary education rose 0.873% to 43.1 '000 in Costa Rica in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 43.1 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 10.4 '000 in 1984.
Costa Rica has been ranked 64th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | '000 | ... | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.62 | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia | '000 | ... | 185 | 183 | 184 | ... | 185 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | '000 | ... | 37.3 | 39.7 | 40.6 | 39.6 | 42.7 | |||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | '000 | ... | ... | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.0 | 24.6 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | '000 | ... | 98.2 | 108 | 116 | 117 | 116 | |||||||||||||||
| Honduras | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.6 | 40.4 | 43.9 | ... | 44.0 | |||||||||
| Mexico | '000 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 572 | 572 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | '000 | ... | ... | 28.3 | 30.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Panama | '000 | ... | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 22.2 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||
| USA | '000 | 1,714 | ... | 1,769 | ... | 1,697 | ... |
Helgi Library 
