China vs South Asia: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female

China
97.6%
in 2019
South Asia
84.7%
in 2019
China rank
15th
South Asia rank
18th

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

  • China
  • South Asia
020406080100201520172019

How they compare

China currently reports 97.6% against 84.7% in South Asia, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was China ahead.

China ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 18th 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 South Asia?
China, at 97.6% against 84.7% in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female between China and South Asia?
12.9%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Asia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do China and South Asia rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
China ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 18th 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/