Hong Kong vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female

Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
95.0%
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
1st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080100201220152019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100.0% against 95.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 52 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female, Hong Kong or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Hong Kong, at 100.0% against 95.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female between Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in 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 primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
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/