How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?

11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

Costa Rica

0.9999 GPIA

in 2019

Laos

0.9999 GPIA

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

43rd

Laos rank

44th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

Costa Rica
Laos

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9999 GPIA against 0.9999 GPIA in Laos, a difference of 0 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Laos ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Laos ranks 44th of 54 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Laos	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.98 GPIA	1 GPIA	0.0209 GPIA	Laos
2010s	0.9973 GPIA	1 GPIA	0.0073 GPIA	Laos

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 Laos?: Costa Rica, at 0.9999 GPIA against 0.9999 GPIA in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Laos?: 0 GPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Laos ranks 44th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-lower-secondary-3/costa-rica/lao-pdr/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-teachers-with-the-minimum-required-qualifications-in-lower-secondary-3/costa-rica/lao-pdr/">Costa Rica vs Laos: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 72 places, 682 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/