Japan vs South Asia: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 2.14 million number against 102,459 number in Japan, a difference of 2.03 million number.
That makes South Asia's figure about 20.8 times Japan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 16th of 185 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,332 number | 146,438 number | 40,106 number | South Asia |
| 1980s | 108,467 number | 197,736 number | 89,269 number | South Asia |
| 1990s | 105,413 number | 292,041 number | 186,628 number | South Asia |
| 2000s | 103,815 number | 905,020 number | 801,205 number | South Asia |
| 2010s | 108,790 number | 1.59 million number | 1.48 million number | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Japan or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 2.14 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 South Asia?
- 2.03 million number, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Japan ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 16th 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
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.