United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
242,999
in 2023
WB: East Asia & Pacific
8.16 million
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
18th
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
16th

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

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119972024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 8.16 million against 242,999 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 7.92 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific's figure about 33.6 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th of 212 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland WB: East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 218,965 2.97 million 2.75 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1980s 187,730 3.71 million 3.52 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
1990s 184,697 4.56 million 4.38 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2000s 208,085 5.68 million 5.48 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2010s 237,814 6.88 million 6.64 million WB: East Asia & Pacific
2020s 244,066 7.98 million 7.74 million WB: East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or WB: East Asia & Pacific?
WB: East Asia & Pacific, at 8.16 million against 242,999 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
7.92 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
45 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 18th and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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.