Costa Rica vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica
97.0%
in 2019
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
54.3%
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
23rd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
21st

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
020406080100199920092019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 97.0% against 54.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 42.7%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.8 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 21st of 59 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
2000s 84.8% 60.9% 23.9% Costa Rica
2010s 94.3% 56.9% 37.4% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Costa Rica, at 97.0% against 54.3% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
42.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2016.
How do Costa Rica and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 21st of 59 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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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 762 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of 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 teachers at the lower secondary level.