ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Hong Kong, China: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
71.3%
in 2024
Hong Kong, China
83.0%
in 2024
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
56th
Hong Kong, China rank
54th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Hong Kong, China
020406080100200020122024

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 83.0% against 71.3% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 56th and Hong Kong, China ranks 54th of 162 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong, China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Hong Kong, China Difference Ahead
2000s 95.1% 62.9% 32.2% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 91.6% 72.4% 19.2% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 81.6% 81.9% 0.4% Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Hong Kong, China?
Hong Kong, China, at 83.0% against 71.3% in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Hong Kong, China?
11.7%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Hong Kong, China?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Hong Kong, China rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 56th and Hong Kong, China ranks 54th of 162 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
254 places, 3,350 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release