Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Finland or Senegal?

Finland, at 21,667 number against 20,599 number in Senegal as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Finland and Senegal?

1,068 number, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Senegal?

17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.

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.

Finland vs Senegal: Teachers in primary education, female

Finland

21,667 number

in 2018

Senegal

20,599 number

in 2019

Finland rank

99th

Senegal rank

102nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Finland
Senegal

How they compare

Finland currently reports 21,667 number against 20,599 number in Senegal, a difference of 1,068 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 99th and Senegal ranks 102nd of 196 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,649 number	4,360 number	11,289 number	Finland
2000s	18,532 number	8,683 number	9,849 number	Finland
2010s	20,298 number	17,568 number	2,730 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Finland or Senegal?: Finland, at 21,667 number against 20,599 number in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Finland and Senegal?: 1,068 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Senegal?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do Finland and Senegal rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Finland ranks 99th and Senegal ranks 102nd 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.