Costa Rica vs Maldives: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Costa Rica
0.9976 GPIA
in 2020
Maldives
0.9756 GPIA
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
76th
Maldives rank
79th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Costa Rica
- Maldives
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9976 GPIA against 0.9756 GPIA in Maldives, a difference of 0.022 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Maldives ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 79th of 97 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 0.016 GPIA | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 0.0501 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 0.3042 GPIA | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9976 GPIA against 0.9756 GPIA in Maldives as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 0.022 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Maldives?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Costa Rica and Maldives rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Maldives ranks 79th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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