Costa Rica vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male

Costa Rica
99.2%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
89.1%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
12th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th

Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male over time

  • Costa Rica
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.2% against 89.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 10.1%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Costa Rica ranks 12th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 22 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male, Costa Rica or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Costa Rica, at 99.2% against 89.1% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male between Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
10.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 12th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers 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
Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 232 data points, 2009–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/