Costa Rica vs Europe & Central Asia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita

Costa Rica
0.0067 number per person
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia
0.0033 number per person
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
16th
Europe & Central Asia rank
19th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0067 number per person against 0.0033 number per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0034 number per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0046 number per person 0.003 number per person 0.0016 number per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.0034 number per person 0.0028 number per person 0.0006 number per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.004 number per person 0.0031 number per person 0.0009 number per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0048 number per person 0.0031 number per person 0.0017 number per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0061 number per person 0.0032 number per person 0.0029 number per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita, Costa Rica or Europe & Central Asia?
Costa Rica, at 0.0067 number per person against 0.0033 number per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita between Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
0.0034 number per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.