Costa Rica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
11,647 number
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
12,182 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
76th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
74th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 12,182 number against 11,647 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 535 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 76th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th of 185 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 522 number 91.33 number 430.67 number Costa Rica
1980s 1,054 number 751.75 number 301.75 number Costa Rica
1990s 2,679 number 1,866 number 812.9 number Costa Rica
2000s 6,371 number 2,819 number 3,552 number Costa Rica
2010s 9,305 number 9,073 number 231.75 number Costa Rica

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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 12,182 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
535 number, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 74th 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.