Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted
Costa Rica
0.9999 GPIA
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.9991 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
77th
Sri Lanka rank
79th
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9999 GPIA against 0.9991 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0008 GPIA.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 99 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9625 GPIA | 0.0373 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9999 GPIA | 0.9952 GPIA | 0.0047 GPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9999 GPIA against 0.9991 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0008 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of qualified teachers in primary 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