Brazil vs India: Teachers in primary education, female

Brazil
707,006 number
in 2018
India
2.36 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
2nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Brazil
  • India
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019942019

How they compare

India currently reports 2.36 million number against 707,006 number in Brazil, a difference of 1.65 million number.

That makes India's figure about 3.3 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1990s 747,446 number 987,497 number 240,051 number India
2000s 778,360 number 1.10 million number 318,677 number India
2010s 708,289 number 2.16 million number 1.45 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Brazil or India?
India, at 2.36 million number against 707,006 number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Brazil and India?
1.65 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.