Costa Rica vs Least developed countries: Percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male

Costa Rica
99.2%
in 2019
Least developed countries
88.8%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
12th
Least developed countries rank
12th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.2% against 88.8% in Least developed countries, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 12th 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 Least developed countries?
Costa Rica, at 99.2% against 88.8% in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male between Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
10.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Least developed countries?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Least developed countries rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in upper secondary education, male?
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Least developed countries ranks 12th 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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About this data

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/