Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Costa Rica

12.2

in 2018

Cyprus

12.04

in 2017

Costa Rica rank

167th

Cyprus rank

170th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Costa Rica currently reports 12.2 against 12.04 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1655.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cyprus ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 167th and Cyprus ranks 170th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.