Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary

Bulgaria
12.72
in 2017
Costa Rica
12.52
in 2018
Bulgaria rank
75th
Costa Rica rank
78th

Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 12.72 against 12.52 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 75th and Costa Rica ranks 78th of 137 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 12.33 19.14 6.82 Costa Rica
2000s 12.25 18.02 5.78 Costa Rica
2010s 12.89 14.25 1.36 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
Bulgaria, at 12.72 against 12.52 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
0.2, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
Bulgaria ranks 75th and Costa Rica ranks 78th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 2,795 data points, 1981–2019
Last refreshed

Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.