Costa Rica vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Costa Rica
0.9997 GPIA
in 2020
WB: High Income (july 2025)
0.9907 GPIA
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
100th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
98th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Costa Rica
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9997 GPIA against 0.9907 GPIA in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.009 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 98th of 126 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.998 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 0.0139 GPIA | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 0.9964 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 0.0076 GPIA | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.0017 GPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.0066 GPIA | 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9997 GPIA against 0.9907 GPIA in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 0.009 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 98th 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