ALECSO: Member Countries vs Costa Rica: Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education

ALECSO: Member Countries
26.92 headcount basis
in 2024
Costa Rica
11.69 headcount basis
in 2020
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
106th
Costa Rica rank
103rd

Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Costa Rica
0102030201220182024

How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 26.92 headcount basis against 11.69 headcount basis in Costa Rica, a difference of 15.23 headcount basis.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 2.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 106th and Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 188 groups.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 21.61 headcount basis 12.7 headcount basis 8.9 headcount basis ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s 23.01 headcount basis 11.69 headcount basis 11.32 headcount basis ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education, ALECSO: Member Countries or Costa Rica?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 26.92 headcount basis against 11.69 headcount basis in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education between ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica?
15.23 headcount basis, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica rank globally for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 106th and Costa Rica ranks 103rd of 188 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis)
Unit
headcount basis
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
301 places, 3,418 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release