Costa Rica vs World: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0084 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
World rank
21st
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- World
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0084 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0042 units per person.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times World'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 World ranks 21st 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0021 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 | 0.0041 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 World?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0084 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Costa Rica and World?
- 0.0042 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and World?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and World rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 19th and World ranks 21st 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.