Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Brazil or Mexico?

Brazil, at 302,088 number against 227,330 number in Mexico as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Brazil and Mexico?

74,758 number, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Brazil vs Mexico: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Brazil

302,088 number

in 2018

Mexico

227,330 number

in 2018

Brazil rank

5th

Mexico rank

8th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

Brazil
Mexico

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 302,088 number against 227,330 number in Mexico, a difference of 74,758 number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 179 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29,707 number	13,741 number	15,967 number	Brazil
1980s	61,360 number	28,676 number	32,684 number	Brazil
1990s	279,439 number	141,832 number	137,608 number	Brazil
2000s	352,884 number	140,730 number	212,154 number	Brazil
2010s	286,011 number	219,096 number	66,916 number	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Brazil or Mexico?: Brazil, at 302,088 number against 227,330 number in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Brazil and Mexico?: 74,758 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?: Brazil ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 179 countries.
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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female 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.