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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
180,992 number
in 2019
United Kingdom
26,710 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
38th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

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

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 180,992 number against 26,710 number in United Kingdom, a difference of 154,282 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 6.8 times United Kingdom's.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 38th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 32,786 number 26,333 number 6,452 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 42,897 number 30,033 number 12,864 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 95,887 number 45,649 number 50,238 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 152,547 number 49,010 number 103,538 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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 (IDA & IBRD) or United Kingdom?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 180,992 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 (IDA & IBRD) and United Kingdom?
154,282 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and United Kingdom?
21 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and United Kingdom rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st 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.