Costa Rica vs High income: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0084 units per person
in 2024
High income
0.0043 units per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
High income rank
17th
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- High income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0084 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0041 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and High income ranks 17th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and High income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | High income |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Costa Rica or High income?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0084 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Costa Rica and High income?
- 0.0041 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and High income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and High income rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and High income ranks 17th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.