ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Japan: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
4.86 million
in 2024
Japan
97,283
in 1997
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
17th
Japan rank
17th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Japan
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 4.86 million against 97,283 in Japan, a difference of 4.76 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 50.0 times Japan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th and Japan ranks 17th of 215 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.21 million 85,438 1.12 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 682,151 95,647 586,504 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 740,442 97,854 642,588 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Japan?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 4.86 million against 97,283 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan?
4.76 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan?
20 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 1997.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Japan rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th and Japan ranks 17th of 215 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
411 places, 13,398 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release