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

15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Costa Rica

90.3%

in 2019

Dominican Republic

90.0%

in 2018

Costa Rica rank

31st

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 90.3% against 90.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 31st and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 71 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	82.8%	53.7%	29.2%	Costa Rica
2000s	82.1%	79.6%	2.6%	Costa Rica
2010s	86.2%	84.9%	1.3%	Costa Rica

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 Dominican Republic?: Costa Rica, at 90.3% against 90.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: Costa Rica ranks 31st and Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.