East Asia & Pacific vs Egypt: Teachers in primary education, female

East Asia & Pacific
7.66 million number
in 2019
Egypt
330,573 number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th
Egypt rank
9th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Egypt
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 7.66 million number against 330,573 number in Egypt, a difference of 7.33 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 23.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 9th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 3.11 million number 57,706 number 3.05 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 3.81 million number 102,480 number 3.71 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 4.64 million number 156,400 number 4.48 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 5.62 million number 195,797 number 5.42 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 7.14 million number 294,787 number 6.84 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, East Asia & Pacific or Egypt?
East Asia & Pacific, at 7.66 million number against 330,573 number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between East Asia & Pacific and Egypt?
7.33 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Egypt?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Egypt rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 9th 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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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.