East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
7.02 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
303,529 number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
11th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Viet Nam
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197319962019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 7.02 million number against 303,529 number in Viet Nam, a difference of 6.71 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 23.1 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 2.66 million number 125,732 number 2.53 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 3.10 million number 150,006 number 2.95 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 4.27 million number 229,975 number 4.04 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 5.11 million number 273,881 number 4.83 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 6.21 million number 293,171 number 5.92 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Viet Nam?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 7.02 million number against 303,529 number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Viet Nam?
6.71 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Viet Nam?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Viet Nam rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 45 groups.
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

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.