Costa Rica vs Suriname: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0084 units per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0082 units per person
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
19th
Suriname rank
22nd

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0084 units per person against 0.0082 units per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 22nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0062 units per person 0.0072 units per person 0.0011 units per person Suriname
1980s 0.0043 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0032 units per person Suriname
1990s 0.0044 units per person 0.0073 units per person 0.0029 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.0061 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0015 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.0076 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0013 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.0085 units per person 0.0084 units per person 0.0001 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 Suriname?
Costa Rica, at 0.0084 units per person against 0.0082 units per person in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Costa Rica and Suriname?
0.0002 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Suriname?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Suriname rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Suriname 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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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.