Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 0.9993 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.9993 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
56th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.9654 GPIA
in 2006
Years of data
15
1999–2020
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.9993 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica peaked at 1 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9654 GPIA, in 2006.
Costa Rica ranks 56th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9981 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9654 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9833 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9798 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9824 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.993 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9981 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 0.9981 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9777 GPIA | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9993 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Costa Rica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 34,294 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,765 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 119,754 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 102,057 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.9993 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 1 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9654 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Costa Rica ranks 56th out of 65 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 upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release