Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Costa Rica
79.6%
in 2024
Ecuador
79.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
94th
Ecuador rank
95th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 79.6% against 79.4% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 95th of 212 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.4% | 64.2% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 65.3% | 13.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 80.3% | 67.6% | 12.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 69.5% | 10.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 75.0% | 4.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 79.1% | 78.9% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 79.6% against 79.4% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 95th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release