Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education

Costa Rica
768
in 2015
Sri Lanka
793
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
16th
Sri Lanka rank
15th

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 793 against 768 in Costa Rica, a difference of 25.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 29 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 774.14 796.14 22 Sri Lanka
2010s 791 775.5 15.5 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of public paid employees, by industry: education, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 793 against 768 in Costa Rica as of 2016.
What is the difference in number of public paid employees, by industry: education between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
25, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Costa Rica ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 326 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed