Costa Rica vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Costa Rica
96.8%
in 2020
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
84.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
37th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
38th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Costa Rica
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.8% against 84.5% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 37th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 38th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 75.8% | 20.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 76.1% | 20.7% | 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Costa Rica, at 96.8% against 84.5% in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 12.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 37th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 38th 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
February 2026 Data Release