Which has higher primary education, teachers, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?

East Asia & Pacific, at 10.94 million against 440,864 in Japan as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

10.50 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?

40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Japan: Primary education, teachers

East Asia & Pacific

10.94 million

in 2024

Japan

440,864

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

9th

Japan rank

12th

Primary education, teachers over time

East Asia & Pacific
Japan

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 10.94 million against 440,864 in Japan, a difference of 10.50 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 24.8 times Japan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.92 million	400,276	6.51 million	East Asia & Pacific
1980s	8.41 million	466,101	7.95 million	East Asia & Pacific
1990s	9.03 million	432,155	8.60 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	10.57 million	415,806	10.15 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	11.00 million	439,116	10.56 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, East Asia & Pacific or Japan?: East Asia & Pacific, at 10.94 million against 440,864 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 10.50 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Japan?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Japan rank globally for primary education, teachers?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Japan ranks 12th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.