China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female

China
97.6%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
91.7%
in 2019
China rank
15th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
13th

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

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080100201220152019

How they compare

China currently reports 97.6% against 91.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.9%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

China ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 27 countries.

China 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
China, at 97.6% against 91.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5.9%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
China ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 13th 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/