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

Portugal, at 9,844 number against 9,062 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.

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

782 number, with Portugal ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.

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 Portugal: Teachers in primary education, male

Costa Rica

9,062 number

in 2019

Portugal

9,844 number

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

93rd

Portugal rank

91st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Costa Rica
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9,844 number against 9,062 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 782 number.

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

Across all 18 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 196 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,350 number	11,411 number	8,061 number	Portugal
1990s	2,853 number	13,359 number	10,506 number	Portugal
2000s	5,284 number	12,465 number	7,182 number	Portugal
2010s	7,408 number	10,946 number	3,538 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Costa Rica or Portugal?: Portugal, at 9,844 number against 9,062 number in Costa Rica as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Costa Rica and Portugal?: 782 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st 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/