East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.68 million number
in 2019
Japan
102,945 number
in 2005
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th
Japan rank
12th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.68 million number against 102,945 number in Japan, a difference of 3.58 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 35.8 times Japan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 606,742 number 95,647 number 511,094 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.05 million number 97,854 number 954,658 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.30 million number 100,604 number 1.20 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.68 million number against 102,945 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
3.58 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2005.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 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)
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

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.