Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ethiopia or Nepal?

Ethiopia, at 96,646 number against 89,672 number in Nepal as of 2011.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ethiopia and Nepal?

6,974 number, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?

14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.

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.

Ethiopia vs Nepal: Teachers in primary education, female

Ethiopia

96,646 number

in 2011

Nepal

89,672 number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

40th

Nepal rank

43rd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Ethiopia
Nepal

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 96,646 number against 89,672 number in Nepal, a difference of 6,974 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 40th and Nepal ranks 43rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,452 number	2,049 number	2,403 number	Ethiopia
1980s	10,099 number	4,118 number	5,981 number	Ethiopia
1990s	17,080 number	11,554 number	5,526 number	Ethiopia
2000s	66,156 number	40,173 number	25,983 number	Ethiopia
2010s	94,138 number	65,742 number	28,396 number	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ethiopia or Nepal?: Ethiopia, at 96,646 number against 89,672 number in Nepal as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ethiopia and Nepal?: 6,974 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Ethiopia ranks 40th and Nepal ranks 43rd 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.