China vs India: Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 4.39 million number against 2.36 million number in India, a difference of 2.03 million number.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.79 million number | 376,400 number | 1.41 million number | China |
| 2000s | 3.01 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.83 million number | China |
| 2010s | 3.82 million number | 2.19 million number | 1.63 million number | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, China or India?
- China, at 4.39 million number against 2.36 million number in India as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between China and India?
- 2.03 million number, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do China and India rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- China ranks 1st 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
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.