Which has higher female teachers, Algeria or Japan?

Japan, at 70.37 against 70.12 in Algeria as of 1998.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Japan?

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1997.

Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria

70.12

in 2025

Japan

70.37

in 1998

Algeria rank

139th

Japan rank

137th

Japan currently reports 70.37 against 70.12 in Algeria, a difference of 0.25.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 139th and Japan ranks 137th of 212 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Decade	Algeria	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26	52.58	26.58	Japan
1980s	38.41	56.39	17.98	Japan
1990s	41.76	59.72	17.96	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher female teachers, Algeria or Japan?: Japan, at 70.37 against 70.12 in Algeria as of 1998.
What is the difference in female teachers between Algeria and Japan?: 0.25, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Japan?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1997.
How do Algeria and Japan rank globally for female teachers?: Algeria ranks 139th and Japan ranks 137th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.