Costa Rica vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Costa Rica
43,058
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
3.29 million
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
90th
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
88th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 3.29 million against 43,058 in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.25 million.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 76.5 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 90th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 88th of 216 countries.

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 12,680 912,710 900,031 WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1980s 11,682 1.45 million 1.44 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
1990s 16,602 2.02 million 2.00 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 25,623 2.52 million 2.49 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2010s 36,301 3.00 million 2.96 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2020s 43,180 3.20 million 3.15 million WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Costa Rica or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 3.29 million against 43,058 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
3.25 million, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 90th and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 88th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.