Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Netherlands: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
201,527 number
in 2019
Netherlands
30,341 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
41st
Netherlands rank
42nd

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Netherlands
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197119952019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 201,527 number against 30,341 number in Netherlands, a difference of 171,186 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 6.6 times Netherlands's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 47,223 number 20,826 number 26,397 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 59,518 number 21,542 number 37,976 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 75,742 number 22,197 number 53,544 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 181,664 number 33,018 number 148,646 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Netherlands?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 201,527 number against 30,341 number in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Netherlands?
171,186 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Netherlands?
27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Netherlands rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and Netherlands ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
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

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.