Costa Rica vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Costa Rica
721.03
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
147,957
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
59th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
57th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019972024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 147,957 against 721.03 in Costa Rica, a difference of 147,236.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 205.2 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 59th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 57th of 195 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 97.25 66,768 66,671 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 352.44 82,523 82,171 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 585.56 118,396 117,811 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 805.16 130,164 129,359 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Costa Rica or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 147,957 against 721.03 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Costa Rica and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
147,236, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 59th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (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, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 13,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release