Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes over time
- Colombia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 99.6% against 77.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 21.9%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 40 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Colombia, at 99.6% against 77.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 21.9%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/