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Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in preprimary education, female (% of female teachers) in Costa Rica was 90.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 90.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 77.57 in 2009.

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1999	82.83
2005	88.80
2006	82.85
2007	82.06
2008	78.07
2009	77.57
2010	82.93
2011	81.82
2013	86.83
2014	86.80
2015	87.45
2016	89.16
2018	90.02
2019	90.29
2020	90.00

Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in preprimary education, male (% of male teachers) in Costa Rica was 90.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 90.58 in 2019, while its lowest value was 57.87 in 2008.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1999	82.03
2005	77.08
2006	66.13
2007	60.14
2008	57.87
2009	62.21
2010	63.29
2011	65.57
2013	86.76
2014	87.12
2015	88.04
2016	89.52
2018	90.28
2019	90.58
2020	90.22

Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers) in Costa Rica was 90.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 91.49 in 2004, while its lowest value was 76.64 in 2009.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Year	Value
1999	82.81
2001	84.66
2002	79.23
2004	91.49
2005	88.13
2006	81.84
2007	80.71
2008	76.94
2009	76.64
2010	81.85
2011	80.92
2013	86.83
2014	86.82
2015	87.49
2016	89.19
2018	90.04
2019	90.31
2020	90.02

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