GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Japan: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
63.3%
in 2024
Japan
70.4%
in 1998
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
136th
Japan rank
137th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 70.4% against 63.3% in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 136th and Japan ranks 137th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 49.1% 55.0% 5.9% Japan
1980s 50.6% 56.4% 5.8% Japan
1990s 54.5% 60.9% 6.4% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Japan?
Japan, at 70.4% against 63.3% in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 1998.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Japan?
7.1%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Japan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1998.
How do GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Japan rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 136th and Japan ranks 137th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary 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 primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release