Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.745 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.7278 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
90th
Malaysia rank
91st

Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.745 units per square kilometre against 0.7278 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0172 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1013 units per square kilometre 0.0976 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.1337 units per square kilometre 0.1824 units per square kilometre 0.0487 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.1759 units per square kilometre 0.272 units per square kilometre 0.0961 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.3789 units per square kilometre 0.4616 units per square kilometre 0.0827 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.656 units per square kilometre 0.6435 units per square kilometre 0.0124 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.7487 units per square kilometre 0.7078 units per square kilometre 0.0409 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
Costa Rica, at 0.745 units per square kilometre against 0.7278 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
0.0172 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 7,445 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.