Costa Rica
OECD
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 UN/UNESCO National Guide on AI for Educators launched March 2026; covers 65,000 teachers and approximately one million students; advisory guidance rather than statutory mandate [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 Guide explicitly embeds safeguards for privacy, bias mitigation, and responsible use; ethics is a primary theme [1]
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 0
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 IBM Futuro Digital programme offers free AI courses to the public; AI specialisation tracks at technical colleges accessible to vocational students [1]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0