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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Nicaragua

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Costa Rica Nicaragua HISTORY
Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 118th. The same as Nicaragua
6 years
Ranked 33th.

Pupils 542,087
Ranked 54th.
945,089
Ranked 47th. 74% more than Costa Rica

Pupils > % female 48.25% female
Ranked 49th.
48.42% female
Ranked 43th. About the same as Costa Rica

Pupils > Per capita 0.125 per capita
Ranked 60th.
0.184 per capita
Ranked 15th. 47% more than Costa Rica

Pupils per 1000 125.48
Ranked 61st.
173.24
Ranked 25th. 38% more than Costa Rica

Teachers 25,399
Ranked 44th.
28,163
Ranked 38th. 11% more than Costa Rica

Teachers > % female 78.99% female
Ranked 23th. 1% more than Nicaragua
78.47% female
Ranked 25th.

Teachers > Per capita 5.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 7% more than Nicaragua
5.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Teachers per 1000 5.88
Ranked 27th. 14% more than Nicaragua
5.16
Ranked 37th.

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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