Costa Rica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female

Costa Rica
96.8%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
68.2%
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 96.8% against 68.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 28.6%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Costa Rica, at 96.8% against 68.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female between Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th 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/