Netherlands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Netherlands
26,665 number
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
26,710 number
in 2018
Netherlands rank
39th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
38th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k197119942018

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 26,710 number against 26,665 number in Netherlands, a difference of 45 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1987 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th of 179 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1980s 20,076 number 26,333 number 6,257 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 21,139 number 30,033 number 8,895 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 28,583 number 45,995 number 17,413 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Netherlands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 26,710 number against 26,665 number in Netherlands as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
45 number, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
10 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Netherlands ranks 39th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 38th 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.