Costa Rica vs Sweden: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Costa Rica
12.2
in 2018
Sweden
12.23
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
167th
Sweden rank
166th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 12.23 against 12.2 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 166th of 199 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 28.98 18.33 10.65 Costa Rica
1990s 29.56 11.15 18.41 Costa Rica
2000s 21.35 10.39 10.95 Costa Rica
2010s 14.01 11.32 2.69 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 12.23 against 12.2 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
What is the difference in pupil-teacher ratio, primary between Costa Rica and Sweden?
0.03, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Sweden ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.