Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica
97.0%
in 2019
El Salvador
94.6%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
25th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
020406080100199920092019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 97.0% against 94.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 25th of 54 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 82.3% 92.6% 10.3% El Salvador
2010s 94.8% 94.7% 0.1% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 97.0% against 94.6% in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
2.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 25th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
73 places, 689 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female teachers at the lower secondary level.