Costa Rica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes

Costa Rica
15,560 number
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
13,936 number
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
74th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
76th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199820082019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 15,560 number against 13,936 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1,624 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 74th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 3,322 number 3,384 number 61.5 number Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 5,791 number 5,154 number 636.83 number Costa Rica
2010s 11,817 number 9,492 number 2,325 number Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes, Costa Rica or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Costa Rica, at 15,560 number against 13,936 number in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes between Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1,624 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 76th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.