France vs Japan: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

France
118,884 number
in 2018
Japan
102,459 number
in 2018
France rank
12th
Japan rank
15th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • France
  • Japan
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119942018

How they compare

France currently reports 118,884 number against 102,459 number in Japan, a difference of 16,425 number.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was France ahead.

France ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th of 185 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 110,565 number 103,543 number 7,022 number France
2000s 138,587 number 104,585 number 34,002 number France
2010s 124,494 number 108,692 number 15,802 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, France or Japan?
France, at 118,884 number against 102,459 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between France and Japan?
16,425 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do France and Japan rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
France ranks 12th and Japan ranks 15th 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.