What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

1.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

15 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica

97.0%

in 2019

Lao People's Democratic Republic

98.1%

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

23rd

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

22nd

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

Costa Rica
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 98.1% against 97.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 59 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80.4%	98.1%	17.7%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	83.6%	96.0%	12.4%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	94.6%	97.9%	3.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 98.1% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 1.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: Costa Rica ranks 23rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd 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: 21 August 2026

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.