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

Indonesia
465,940 number
in 2018
Viet Nam
262,101 number
in 2019
Indonesia rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
8th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Indonesia
  • Viet Nam
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k197019942019

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 465,940 number against 262,101 number in Viet Nam, a difference of 203,839 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.8 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 27,027 number 36,959 number 9,931 number Viet Nam
1980s 47,689 number 62,890 number 15,201 number Viet Nam
1990s 94,573 number 73,967 number 20,606 number Indonesia
2000s 146,785 number 101,582 number 45,203 number Indonesia
2010s 384,604 number 207,208 number 177,397 number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Indonesia or Viet Nam?
Indonesia, at 465,940 number against 262,101 number in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Indonesia and Viet Nam?
203,839 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Viet Nam?
30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Viet Nam rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Viet Nam 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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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.