Japan vs Peru: Primary education, teachers

Japan
70.4%
in 1998
Peru
71.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
128th
Peru rank
125th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Japan
  • Peru
020406080197119972024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 71.3% against 70.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 128th and Peru ranks 125th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 58.5% 55.6% 2.9% Japan
1980s 56.4% 60.2% 3.8% Peru
1990s 63.3% 58.8% 4.4% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Japan or Peru?
Peru, at 71.3% against 70.4% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Japan and Peru?
0.9%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Peru?
7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1998.
How do Japan and Peru rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Japan ranks 128th and Peru ranks 125th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.