Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Jamaica or Latvia?

Jamaica, at 8,723 number against 8,657 number in Latvia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?

8 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Jamaica vs Latvia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Jamaica

8,723 number

in 2019

Latvia

8,657 number

in 2018

Jamaica rank

83rd

Latvia rank

84th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

Jamaica
Latvia

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 8,723 number against 8,657 number in Latvia, a difference of 66 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latvia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 84th of 179 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,254 number	6,102 number	152 number	Jamaica
2010s	8,816 number	7,868 number	947.25 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Jamaica or Latvia?: Jamaica, at 8,723 number against 8,657 number in Latvia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Jamaica and Latvia?: 66 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?: Jamaica ranks 83rd and Latvia ranks 84th 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.