Japan vs MDG: Southern Asia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female
Japan
94.0%
in 1997
MDG: Southern Asia
90.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
139th
MDG: Southern Asia rank
137th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time
- Japan
- MDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 94.0% against 90.3% in MDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 139th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 137th of 195 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | MDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.4% | 87.2% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 74.4% | 13.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 90.7% | 72.9% | 17.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, Japan or MDG: Southern Asia?
- Japan, at 94.0% against 90.3% in MDG: Southern Asia as of 1997.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between Japan and MDG: Southern Asia?
- 3.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Southern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1997.
- How do Japan and MDG: Southern Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Japan ranks 139th and MDG: Southern Asia ranks 137th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release