China vs Costa Rica: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female

China
97.6%
in 2019
Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2019
China rank
15th
Costa Rica rank
14th

Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.0% against 97.6% in China, a difference of 1.4%.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

China ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 27 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 lower secondary education, female, China or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 99.0% against 97.6% in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female between China and Costa Rica?
1.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
China ranks 15th and Costa Rica ranks 14th of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female (%). 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 lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 291 data points, 2009–2020
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/