Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Costa Rica: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
11,414 number
in 2018
Costa Rica
11,647 number
in 2019
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
77th
Costa Rica rank
76th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Costa Rica
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019942019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11,647 number against 11,414 number in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 233 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 185 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 3,027 number 1,399 number 1,628 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 3,931 number 2,826 number 1,104 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 9,965 number 9,151 number 813.86 number Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 11,647 number against 11,414 number in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?
233 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica?
14 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2018.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Costa Rica rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 77th and Costa Rica ranks 76th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.