Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean: Secondary education, teachers, female

Japan
229,645
in 1995
Latin America & Caribbean
2.64 million
in 2024
Japan rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
21st

Secondary education, teachers, female over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 2.64 million against 229,645 in Japan, a difference of 2.41 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.5 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 129,263 709,405 580,141 Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 163,761 1.45 million 1.29 million Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 210,506 1.66 million 1.45 million Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, teachers, female, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 2.64 million against 229,645 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, teachers, female between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
2.41 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean?
24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1995.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for secondary education, teachers, female?
Japan ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary 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
Secondary education, teachers, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.