Costa Rica vs ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica
96.6%
in 2020
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
84.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
33rd
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
34th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 96.6% against 84.1% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 12.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 33rd and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 34th of 80 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Difference Ahead
2010s 95.9% 82.9% 13.0% Costa Rica
2020s 96.6% 84.2% 12.4% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
Costa Rica, at 96.6% against 84.1% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2020.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
12.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 34th of 80 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, male (%). 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 upper secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
201 places, 2,251 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release