Ethiopia vs Small states: Teachers in primary education, female

Ethiopia
96,646 number
in 2011
Small states
154,873 number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
40th
Small states rank
40th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

How they compare

Small states currently reports 154,873 number against 96,646 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 58,227 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 3,342 number 57,773 number 54,431 number Small states
1980s 11,156 number 75,820 number 64,664 number Small states
1990s 21,144 number 94,569 number 73,425 number Small states
2000s 66,156 number 121,005 number 54,849 number Small states
2010s 94,138 number 134,022 number 39,884 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ethiopia or Small states?
Small states, at 154,873 number against 96,646 number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ethiopia and Small states?
58,227 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Small states?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Small states rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Ethiopia ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th 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.