Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Costa Rica or Oman?

Costa Rica, at 9,062 number against 8,268 number in Oman as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Costa Rica and Oman?

794 number, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Costa Rica vs Oman: Teachers in primary education, male

Costa Rica

9,062 number

in 2019

Oman

8,268 number

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Oman rank

96th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Oman

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 9,062 number against 8,268 number in Oman, a difference of 794 number.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Oman ranks 96th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,444 number	835.5 number	2,608 number	Costa Rica
1980s	2,240 number	2,597 number	357 number	Oman
1990s	3,596 number	5,748 number	2,151 number	Oman
2000s	4,682 number	5,739 number	1,057 number	Oman
2010s	8,632 number	9,343 number	711 number	Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Costa Rica or Oman?: Costa Rica, at 9,062 number against 8,268 number in Oman as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Costa Rica and Oman?: 794 number, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Oman?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Oman rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Oman ranks 96th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/