Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Secondary education, teachers

Costa Rica
37,015
in 2024
Sierra Leone
38,043
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
101st
Sierra Leone rank
99th

Secondary education, teachers over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sierra Leone
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 38,043 against 37,015 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,028.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 201 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 4,950 2,032 2,918 Costa Rica
1980s 6,611 4,721 1,890 Costa Rica
1990s 7,069 5,710 1,359 Costa Rica
2000s 14,323 5,840 8,483 Costa Rica
2010s 34,395 23,176 11,219 Costa Rica
2020s 38,222 34,220 4,002 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 38,043 against 37,015 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
1,028, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for secondary education, teachers?
Costa Rica ranks 101st and Sierra Leone ranks 99th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, teachers
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.