Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9994 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9994 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 73 countries
All-time high
0.9999 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9774 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
15
1999–2020

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.811999200920201999: 1 GPIA2006: 0.977 GPIA2007: 0.978 GPIA2008: 0.979 GPIA2009: 0.983 GPIA2010: 0.994 GPIA2011: 0.995 GPIA2013: 0.996 GPIA2014: 0.995 GPIA2015: 0.999 GPIA2016: 0.999 GPIA2017: 1 GPIA2018: 0.998 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA2020: 0.999 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.9994 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9999 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9774 GPIA, in 2006.

Costa Rica ranks 59th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Costa Rica, 1999 to 2020.
Year GPIA Change
1999 0.9997 GPIA
2006 0.9774 GPIA -2.2%
2007 0.9783 GPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9787 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.9827 GPIA +0.4%
2010 0.9938 GPIA +1.1%
2011 0.9949 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9959 GPIA +0.1%
2014 0.9954 GPIA -0.0%
2015 0.9991 GPIA +0.4%
2016 0.9989 GPIA -0.0%
2017 0.9998 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9984 GPIA -0.1%
2019 0.9999 GPIA +0.1%
2020 0.9994 GPIA -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9997 GPIA 0.9997 GPIA 0.9997 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9792 GPIA 0.9774 GPIA 0.9827 GPIA 4
2010s 0.9973 GPIA 0.9938 GPIA 0.9999 GPIA 9
2020s 0.9994 GPIA 0.9994 GPIA 0.9994 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 58 Belarus 0.9999 GPIA compare
  2. 60 India 0.9974 GPIA compare
  3. 61 Azerbaijan 0.9973 GPIA compare
  4. 62 Niger 0.9939 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica?
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica was 0.9994 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9999 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9774 GPIA in 2006.
How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
213 places, 2,641 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release