Ethiopia vs Pacific island small states: Teachers in primary education, female

Ethiopia
96,646 number
in 2011
Pacific island small states
10,372 number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
40th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Pacific island small states
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119952019

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 96,646 number against 10,372 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 86,274 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 9.3 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 40th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 4,008 number 5,462 number 1,454 number Pacific island small states
1980s 11,156 number 6,195 number 4,961 number Ethiopia
1990s 21,144 number 7,219 number 13,925 number Ethiopia
2000s 66,156 number 7,426 number 58,730 number Ethiopia
2010s 94,138 number 7,871 number 86,267 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ethiopia or Pacific island small states?
Ethiopia, at 96,646 number against 10,372 number in Pacific island small states as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ethiopia and Pacific island small states?
86,274 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pacific island small states?
30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Pacific island small states rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th 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.