Costa Rica vs ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica
96.8%
in 2020
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
84.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
36th
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
39th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 96.8% against 84.9% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 36th and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 39th of 84 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Difference Ahead
2010s 96.3% 81.8% 14.5% Costa Rica
2020s 96.8% 84.4% 12.4% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Costa Rica, at 96.8% against 84.9% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2020.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
11.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Costa Rica ranks 36th and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 39th of 84 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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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
224 places, 2,763 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release