Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Costa Rica
9,062 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
9,643 number
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Sri Lanka rank
92nd

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9,643 number against 9,062 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 581 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 3,799 number 2,919 number 880 number Costa Rica
2000s 5,383 number 12,845 number 7,462 number Sri Lanka
2010s 7,316 number 10,164 number 2,848 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 9,643 number against 9,062 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
581 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.