Costa Rica vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Costa Rica
96.6%
in 2020
UIS: North America and Western Europe
84.9%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
36th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
37th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Costa Rica
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.6% against 84.9% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 11.7%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 36th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 37th of 82 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 98.7% | 18.4% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 97.9% | 12.9% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 95.1% | 0.9% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.3% | 0.3% | 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Costa Rica, at 96.6% against 84.9% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 11.7%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 37th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in upper secondary education, both sexes (%). 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