Costa Rica vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female
Costa Rica
97.8%
in 2020
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
90.4%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
63rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
64th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.8% against 90.4% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 64th of 113 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.5% | 91.8% | 5.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 92.5% | 5.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female, Costa Rica or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Costa Rica, at 97.8% against 90.4% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female between Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 64th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release