Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United Kingdom: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
190,392 number
in 2019
United Kingdom
26,710 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
40th
United Kingdom rank
38th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197619972019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 190,392 number against 26,710 number in United Kingdom, a difference of 163,682 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 33,537 number 26,333 number 7,204 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 43,883 number 30,033 number 13,850 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 99,280 number 45,649 number 53,632 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 159,103 number 49,010 number 110,094 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 190,392 number against 26,710 number in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
163,682 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
21 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th and United Kingdom ranks 38th 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.