Costa Rica vs Panama: Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education
Costa Rica
0.9999 GPIA
in 2020
Panama
0.9917 GPIA
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
50th
Panama rank
52nd
Proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9999 GPIA against 0.9917 GPIA in Panama, a difference of 0.0082 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Panama ranks 52nd of 60 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9999 GPIA against 0.9917 GPIA in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.0082 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for proportion of qualified teachers in lower secondary education?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Panama ranks 52nd of 60 countries.
- 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release