Costa Rica vs WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education
Costa Rica
11.69 headcount basis
in 2020
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
28.3 headcount basis
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
103rd
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank
100th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 28.3 headcount basis against 11.69 headcount basis in Costa Rica, a difference of 16.61 headcount basis.
That makes WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 2.4 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 113 countries.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.54 headcount basis | 27.95 headcount basis | 15.41 headcount basis | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 11.69 headcount basis | 27.34 headcount basis | 15.64 headcount basis | WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education, Costa Rica or WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), at 28.3 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 Costa Rica and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 16.61 headcount basis, with WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 100th of 113 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release