Peru vs South Asia: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Peru
88,545 number
in 2019
South Asia
2.14 million number
in 2019
Peru rank
18th
South Asia rank
16th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Peru
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 2.14 million number against 88,545 number in Peru, a difference of 2.05 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 24.1 times Peru's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 18th 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 Peru South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 6,093 number 146,438 number 140,345 number South Asia
1980s 11,993 number 198,974 number 186,981 number South Asia
1990s 25,979 number 292,041 number 266,062 number South Asia
2000s 49,002 number 905,020 number 856,019 number South Asia
2010s 81,191 number 1.65 million number 1.57 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, Peru or South Asia?
South Asia, at 2.14 million number against 88,545 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Peru and South Asia?
2.05 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Peru and South Asia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Peru ranks 18th 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

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.