Egypt vs Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, female

Egypt
330,573 number
in 2019
Pakistan
285,701 number
in 2019
Egypt rank
9th
Pakistan rank
12th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Egypt
  • Pakistan
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197119952019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 330,573 number against 285,701 number in Pakistan, a difference of 44,872 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 9th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 56,763 number 40,785 number 15,978 number Egypt
1980s 102,480 number 59,000 number 43,481 number Egypt
1990s 134,171 number 69,251 number 64,920 number Egypt
2000s 195,797 number 196,449 number 651.44 number Pakistan
2010s 294,787 number 256,945 number 37,842 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Egypt or Pakistan?
Egypt, at 330,573 number against 285,701 number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Egypt and Pakistan?
44,872 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Pakistan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Egypt ranks 9th and Pakistan 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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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.