Costa Rica vs GPE: Region 1: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Costa Rica
0.9997 GPIA
in 2020
GPE: Region 1
0.9898 GPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
100th
GPE: Region 1 rank
99th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Costa Rica
- GPE: Region 1
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9997 GPIA against 0.9898 GPIA in GPE: Region 1, a difference of 0.0099 GPIA.
Across all 13 years both countries report, GPE: Region 1 has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and GPE: Region 1 ranks 99th of 126 countries.
GPE: Region 1 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | GPE: Region 1 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.995 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.1277 GPIA | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 0.0612 GPIA | GPE: Region 1 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.0408 GPIA | GPE: Region 1 |
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 GPE: Region 1?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9997 GPIA against 0.9898 GPIA in GPE: Region 1 as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and GPE: Region 1?
- 0.0099 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and GPE: Region 1?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and GPE: Region 1 rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and GPE: Region 1 ranks 99th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 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