Egypt vs OECD members: Teachers in primary education, female

Egypt
330,573 number
in 2019
OECD members
4.97 million number
in 2019
Egypt rank
9th
OECD members rank
12th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 4.97 million number against 330,573 number in Egypt, a difference of 4.64 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 15.0 times Egypt's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 56,763 number 3.59 million number 3.54 million number OECD members
1980s 102,480 number 3.77 million number 3.67 million number OECD members
1990s 156,400 number 4.05 million number 3.89 million number OECD members
2000s 195,797 number 4.48 million number 4.29 million number OECD members
2010s 294,787 number 4.86 million number 4.56 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Egypt or OECD members?
OECD members, at 4.97 million number against 330,573 number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Egypt and OECD members?
4.64 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and OECD members?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Egypt and OECD members rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Egypt ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 12th 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

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.