Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, 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 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?

14 years are reported by both, from 1996 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 Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male

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 over time

Costa Rica
Sri Lanka

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 14 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	5,430 number	12,533 number	7,103 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	7,429 number	10,245 number	2,815 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, 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 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?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Sri Lanka ranks 92nd 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/