Costa Rica vs Panama: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Costa Rica
97.0%
in 2019
Panama
98.1%
in 2014
Costa Rica rank
20th
Panama rank
17th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 98.1% against 97.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 20th and Panama ranks 17th of 48 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 81.8% | 1.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 90.4% | 6.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 93.0% | 2.2% | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 98.1% against 97.0% in Costa Rica as of 2014.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 1.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th and Panama ranks 17th of 48 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
Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the upper secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the upper secondary level.