Costa Rica vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica
96.8%
in 2020
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
84.7%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
37th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
37th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 96.8% against 84.7% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 37th of 86 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
2010s 96.3% 78.9% 17.4% Costa Rica
2020s 96.8% 79.6% 17.2% 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Costa Rica, at 96.8% against 84.7% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2020.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
12.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Costa Rica ranks 37th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 37th of 86 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
241 places, 2,983 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release