Japan vs WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Japan
440,864
in 2023
WB: Early-demographic Dividend
13.97 million
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank
14th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • WB: Early-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Early-demographic Dividend currently reports 13.97 million against 440,864 in Japan, a difference of 13.53 million.

That makes WB: Early-demographic Dividend's figure about 31.7 times Japan's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, WB: Early-demographic Dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 14th of 216 countries.

WB: Early-demographic Dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan WB: Early-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 400,276 4.71 million 4.31 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
1980s 466,101 6.69 million 6.22 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
1990s 432,155 8.72 million 8.29 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2010s 415,806 13.25 million 12.83 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend
2020s 439,116 13.57 million 13.13 million WB: Early-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Japan or WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
WB: Early-demographic Dividend, at 13.97 million against 440,864 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Japan and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
13.53 million, with WB: Early-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 12th and WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 14th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.