Costa Rica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female

Costa Rica
99.0%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
92.2%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
11th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
020406080100201220152019

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 99.0% against 92.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th 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, Costa Rica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Costa Rica, at 99.0% against 92.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female between Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th 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/