China vs India: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 2.79 million number against 1.42 million number in India, a difference of 1.37 million number.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 185 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105,100 number | 9,678 number | 95,422 number | China |
| 1980s | 491,100 number | 16,652 number | 474,448 number | China |
| 2000s | 912,271 number | 621,170 number | 291,102 number | China |
| 2010s | 2.79 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.37 million number | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, China or India?
- China, at 2.79 million number against 1.42 million number in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between China and India?
- 1.37 million number, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do China and India rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd 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
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.