North America vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

North America
576,254 number
in 2018
Sri Lanka
35,438 number
in 2018
North America rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • North America
  • Sri Lanka
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199420062018

How they compare

North America currently reports 576,254 number against 35,438 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 540,816 number.

That makes North America's figure about 16.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 45 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, North America or Sri Lanka?
North America, at 576,254 number against 35,438 number in Sri Lanka as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between North America and Sri Lanka?
540,816 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do North America and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
North America ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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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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.