Japan vs OECD members: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 2.45 million number against 102,459 number in Japan, a difference of 2.35 million number.
That makes OECD members's figure about 23.9 times Japan's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 14th of 185 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90,163 number | 917,349 number | 827,186 number | OECD members |
| 1980s | 108,467 number | 1.15 million number | 1.05 million number | OECD members |
| 1990s | 105,413 number | 1.44 million number | 1.34 million number | OECD members |
| 2000s | 103,815 number | 1.78 million number | 1.68 million number | OECD members |
| 2010s | 108,790 number | 2.38 million number | 2.27 million number | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 2.45 million number against 102,459 number in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Japan and OECD members?
- 2.35 million number, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 14th 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.
Individual pages
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.