Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Costa Rica or Ireland?

Ireland, at 1,039 number against 775 number in Costa Rica as of 1997.

What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Costa Rica and Ireland?

264 number, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?

5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1997.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Ireland: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Costa Rica

775 number

in 2019

Ireland

1,039 number

in 1997

Costa Rica rank

57th

Ireland rank

54th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1,039 number against 775 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 264 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 54th of 178 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4 number	1,190 number	1,186 number	Ireland
1980s	12 number	1,259 number	1,247 number	Ireland
1990s	75.67 number	1,048 number	972.33 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Ireland, at 1,039 number against 775 number in Costa Rica as of 1997.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 264 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1997.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 54th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/