Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Peru or Sweden?

Peru, at 85,857 number against 79,118 number in Sweden as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?

10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.

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.

Peru vs Sweden: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Peru

85,857 number

in 2019

Sweden

79,118 number

in 2018

Peru rank

17th

Sweden rank

20th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

Peru
Sweden

How they compare

Peru currently reports 85,857 number against 79,118 number in Sweden, a difference of 6,739 number.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	30,406 number	16,497 number	13,909 number	Peru
2000s	47,695 number	33,024 number	14,670 number	Peru
2010s	81,804 number	77,881 number	3,923 number	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Peru or Sweden?: Peru, at 85,857 number against 79,118 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Peru and Sweden?: 6,739 number, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2018.
How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?: Peru ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th 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: 21 August 2026

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.