Costa Rica vs ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male

Costa Rica
97.8%
in 2020
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
90.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
61st
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank
64th

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
020406080100201220182024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 97.8% against 90.3% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)'s.

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

Costa Rica ranks 61st and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 64th of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) Difference Ahead
2010s 97.5% 91.5% 6.0% Costa Rica
2020s 97.8% 94.4% 3.4% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male, Costa Rica or ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Costa Rica, at 97.8% against 90.3% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) as of 2020.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male between Costa Rica and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
7.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 61st and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 64th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male (%). 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 primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
294 places, 3,288 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release