Costa Rica vs Pacific island small states: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female

Costa Rica
96.8%
in 2019
Pacific island small states
49.9%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
21st
Pacific island small states rank
22nd

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 96.8% against 49.9% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 46.9%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Pacific island small states ranks 22nd 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, Costa Rica or Pacific island small states?
Costa Rica, at 96.8% against 49.9% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female between Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
46.9%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Pacific island small states?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Pacific island small states rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Pacific island small states ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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/