China vs Indonesia: Teachers in primary education, female

China
4.39 million number
in 2019
Indonesia
1.19 million number
in 2019
China rank
1st
Indonesia rank
4th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

China currently reports 4.39 million number against 1.19 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 3.20 million number.

That makes China's figure about 3.7 times Indonesia's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th of 196 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.89 million number 213,667 number 1.67 million number China
1980s 2.17 million number 523,828 number 1.65 million number China
1990s 2.48 million number 661,710 number 1.82 million number China
2000s 3.25 million number 841,107 number 2.41 million number China
2010s 3.76 million number 1.14 million number 2.62 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 Indonesia?
China, at 4.39 million number against 1.19 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between China and Indonesia?
3.20 million number, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do China and Indonesia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
China ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 4th 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.