Costa Rica vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female

Costa Rica
99.2%
in 2020
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
92.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
32nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
31st

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female over time

  • Costa Rica
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.2% against 92.8% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 6.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 32nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 31st of 67 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2010s 98.8% 94.0% 4.8% Costa Rica
2020s 99.2% 95.1% 4.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female, Costa Rica or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Costa Rica, at 99.2% against 92.8% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female between Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
6.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 32nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 31st of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, female (%). 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 upper secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
190 places, 1,708 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release