Costa Rica vs OECD members: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita

Costa Rica
0.0067 number per person
in 2019
OECD members
0.0036 number per person
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
16th
OECD members rank
13th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0067 number per person against 0.0036 number per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0031 number per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0046 number per person 0.0038 number per person 0.0008 number per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.0034 number per person 0.0036 number per person 0.0002 number per person OECD members
1990s 0.004 number per person 0.0035 number per person 0.0004 number per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0048 number per person 0.0036 number per person 0.0012 number per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0061 number per person 0.0036 number per person 0.0025 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 OECD members?
Costa Rica, at 0.0067 number per person against 0.0036 number per person in OECD members as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita between Costa Rica and OECD members?
0.0031 number per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and OECD members?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and OECD members rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 13th 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.