What is the difference in proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education between ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica?

0.0201 GPIA, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica?

8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

ALECSO: Member Countries vs Costa Rica: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education

ALECSO: Member Countries

1.02 GPIA

in 2024

Costa Rica

0.9999 GPIA

in 2020

ALECSO: Member Countries rank

52nd

Costa Rica rank

50th

Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education over time

ALECSO: Member Countries
Costa Rica

How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 0.9999 GPIA in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0201 GPIA.

Across all 8 years both countries report, ALECSO: Member Countries has been ahead every year.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 50th of 157 groups.

ALECSO: Member Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	ALECSO: Member Countries	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.04 GPIA	1 GPIA	0.0356 GPIA	ALECSO: Member Countries
2020s	1.03 GPIA	0.9999 GPIA	0.03 GPIA	ALECSO: Member Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, ALECSO: Member Countries or Costa Rica?: ALECSO: Member Countries, at 1.02 GPIA against 0.9999 GPIA in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education between ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica?: 0.0201 GPIA, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Costa Rica rank globally for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?: ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 52nd and Costa Rica ranks 50th of 157 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 217 places, 2,165 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release