Brazil vs Indonesia: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Brazil
318,381 number
in 2018
Indonesia
465,940 number
in 2018
Brazil rank
6th
Indonesia rank
5th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 465,940 number against 318,381 number in Brazil, a difference of 147,559 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 30,560 number 20,064 number 10,495 number Brazil
1980s 126,082 number 54,143 number 71,938 number Brazil
1990s 274,667 number 94,712 number 179,955 number Brazil
2000s 364,209 number 154,948 number 209,261 number Brazil
2010s 301,329 number 424,158 number 122,828 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 465,940 number against 318,381 number in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Brazil and Indonesia?
147,559 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.