South Korea vs Spain: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

South Korea
97,928 number
in 2018
Spain
90,697 number
in 2018
South Korea rank
14th
Spain rank
15th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • South Korea
  • Spain
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119942018

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 97,928 number against 90,697 number in Spain, a difference of 7,231 number.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Spain ahead.

South Korea ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1,717 number 24,925 number 23,209 number Spain
1980s 6,740 number 35,508 number 28,767 number Spain
1990s 18,233 number 46,271 number 28,039 number Spain
2010s 94,519 number 93,580 number 939.17 number South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, South Korea or Spain?
South Korea, at 97,928 number against 90,697 number in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between South Korea and Spain?
7,231 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
South Korea ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th 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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About this data

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.