Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cyprus or Liberia?

Liberia, at 5,254 number against 4,018 number in Cyprus as of 2017.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Cyprus and Liberia?

1,236 number, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Liberia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

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.

Cyprus vs Liberia: Teachers in primary education, female

Cyprus

4,018 number

in 2018

Liberia

5,254 number

in 2017

Cyprus rank

147th

Liberia rank

144th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Cyprus
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5,254 number against 4,018 number in Cyprus, a difference of 1,236 number.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 147th and Liberia ranks 144th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,351 number	1,931 number	420 number	Cyprus
2000s	2,962 number	2,831 number	130.75 number	Cyprus
2010s	3,623 number	4,314 number	691 number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cyprus or Liberia?: Liberia, at 5,254 number against 4,018 number in Cyprus as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Cyprus and Liberia?: 1,236 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Liberia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Cyprus and Liberia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Cyprus ranks 147th and Liberia ranks 144th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.