Brazil vs East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Brazil
318,381 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
4.07 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 4.07 million number against 318,381 number in Brazil, a difference of 3.75 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 32,067 number 376,670 number 344,603 number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 126,082 number 805,310 number 679,228 number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 278,278 number 1.31 million number 1.03 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 364,209 number 1.52 million number 1.16 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 300,387 number 3.34 million number 3.04 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Brazil or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 4.07 million number against 318,381 number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Brazil and East Asia & Pacific?
3.75 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and East Asia & Pacific?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Brazil and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.