Costa Rica vs ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both

Costa Rica
99.2%
in 2020
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
97.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
35th
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank
34th

Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
020406080100201220182024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.2% against 97.4% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), a difference of 1.8%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 34th of 70 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) Difference Ahead
2010s 98.7% 96.6% 2.1% Costa Rica
2020s 99.2% 97.7% 1.5% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both, Costa Rica or ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Costa Rica, at 99.2% against 97.4% in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) as of 2020.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both between Costa Rica and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
1.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 34th of 70 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
227 places, 2,373 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release