How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Costa Rica

97.0%

in 2019

Maldives

98.2%

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

23rd

Maldives rank

20th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

Costa Rica
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 98.2% against 97.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Maldives ranks 20th of 54 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.4%	76.9%	3.5%	Costa Rica
2000s	84.9%	93.9%	9.0%	Maldives
2010s	94.7%	96.6%	1.8%	Maldives

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 Maldives?: Maldives, at 98.2% against 97.0% in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Maldives?: 1.2%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Maldives ranks 20th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
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: 21 August 2026

Number of male 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 male teachers at the lower secondary level.