Japan vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate

Japan
0.5011 % change on previous year
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
0.8527 % change on previous year
in 2024
Japan rank
114th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
112th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
-15-10-50510197119972024

How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 0.8527 % change on previous year against 0.5011 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.3516 % change on previous year.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 114th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 112th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 % change on previous year 3.4 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.4182 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year 2.11 % change on previous year WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
1990s -1.9 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year 3.72 % change on previous year WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.9831 % change on previous year 0.0691 % change on previous year 0.914 % change on previous year Japan
2020s 0.5666 % change on previous year 0.4061 % change on previous year 0.1605 % change on previous year Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate, Japan or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 0.8527 % change on previous year against 0.5011 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate between Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
0.3516 % change on previous year, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Japan and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 114th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 112th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
434 places, 17,757 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.