Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or Poland?

Poland, at 102,463 number against 102,459 number in Japan as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?

43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

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

Japan

102,459 number

in 2018

Poland

102,463 number

in 2018

Japan rank

15th

Poland rank

14th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Japan
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 102,463 number against 102,459 number in Japan, a difference of 4 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Poland ranks 14th of 185 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	91,680 number	45,228 number	46,452 number	Japan
1980s	108,467 number	71,462 number	37,004 number	Japan
1990s	106,463 number	77,658 number	28,805 number	Japan
2000s	104,342 number	56,689 number	47,652 number	Japan
2010s	108,790 number	84,646 number	24,144 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or Poland?: Poland, at 102,463 number against 102,459 number in Japan as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Japan and Poland?: 4 number, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?: Japan ranks 15th and Poland 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.

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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: 04 September 2026

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.