Costa Rica vs Low & middle income: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0084 units per person
in 2024
Low & middle income
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
22nd
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0084 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0042 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 204 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0061 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.002 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0043 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 Low & middle income?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0084 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Costa Rica and Low & middle income?
- 0.0042 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Low & middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Low & middle income rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd 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.