Costa Rica vs Honduras: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
11,647 number
in 2019
Honduras
12,277 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
76th
Honduras rank
73rd

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 12,277 number against 11,647 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 630 number.

That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Honduras ranks 73rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Honduras Difference Ahead
1970s 480.67 number 394 number 86.67 number Costa Rica
1980s 904.5 number 1,079 number 174.5 number Honduras
1990s 2,227 number 2,045 number 182 number Costa Rica
2000s 6,673 number 8,211 number 1,539 number Honduras
2010s 9,639 number 13,056 number 3,416 number Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Honduras?
Honduras, at 12,277 number against 11,647 number in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Honduras?
630 number, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Honduras ranks 73rd 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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About this data

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.