China vs Costa Rica: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female

China
91.6%
in 2019
Costa Rica
96.8%
in 2019
China rank
23rd
Costa Rica rank
21st

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 96.8% against 91.6% in China, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

China ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 34 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 pre-primary education, female, China or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 96.8% against 91.6% in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female between China and Costa Rica?
5.2%, 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 pre-primary education, female?
China ranks 23rd and Costa Rica ranks 21st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 359 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/