Puerto Rico vs Small states: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female

Puerto Rico
71.5%
in 2018
Small states
49.7%
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
35th
Small states rank
35th

Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Small states
020406080199920092019

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 71.5% against 49.7% in Small states, a difference of 21.8%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 35th and Small states ranks 35th of 138 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female, Puerto Rico or Small states?
Puerto Rico, at 71.5% against 49.7% in Small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female between Puerto Rico and Small states?
21.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Small states?
7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Puerto Rico and Small states rank globally for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
Puerto Rico ranks 35th and Small states ranks 35th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.