Nepal vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Nepal
45,600 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
681,814 number
in 2018
Nepal rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Nepal
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 681,814 number against 45,600 number in Nepal, a difference of 636,214 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 15.0 times Nepal's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 4,830 number 243,743 number 238,913 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 40,197 number 498,802 number 458,605 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Nepal or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 681,814 number against 45,600 number in Nepal as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
636,214 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Nepal and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Nepal ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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

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.