Costa Rica vs Zambia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
22,268 number
in 2019
Zambia
22,418 number
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Zambia rank
72nd

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k199820082019

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 22,418 number against 22,268 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 150 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 72nd of 141 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 9,192 number 3,440 number 5,752 number Costa Rica
2000s 12,770 number 5,249 number 7,521 number Costa Rica
2010s 19,867 number 12,027 number 7,840 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Zambia?
Zambia, at 22,418 number against 22,268 number in Costa Rica as of 2014.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Zambia?
150 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 72nd of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.