Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Netherlands: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.08 million number
in 2019
Netherlands
58,416 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
37th
Netherlands rank
39th

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 1.08 million number against 58,416 number in Netherlands, a difference of 1.02 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 18.5 times Netherlands's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 613,906 number 51,722 number 562,184 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.05 million number 59,061 number 987,560 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 1.08 million number against 58,416 number in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
1.02 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
9 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.