Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Japan
102,459 number
in 2018
Post-demographic dividend
2.10 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
15th
Post-demographic dividend rank
18th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 2.10 million number against 102,459 number in Japan, a difference of 1.99 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 20.5 times Japan's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 90,163 number 1.06 million number 967,768 number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 108,467 number 1.27 million number 1.16 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 105,413 number 1.43 million number 1.32 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 103,815 number 1.67 million number 1.56 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 108,790 number 2.12 million number 2.01 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 2.10 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 Post-demographic dividend?
1.99 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Japan ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th 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.