IDA & IBRD total vs India: Teachers in primary education, female

IDA & IBRD total
17.47 million number
in 2019
India
2.36 million number
in 2019
IDA & IBRD total rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • India
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019942019

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 17.47 million number against 2.36 million number in India, a difference of 15.11 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 7.4 times India's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 43 groups.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total India Difference Ahead
1970s 5.38 million number 361,804 number 5.02 million number IDA & IBRD total
1990s 10.87 million number 987,497 number 9.88 million number IDA & IBRD total
2000s 11.38 million number 1.10 million number 10.28 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 16.09 million number 2.19 million number 13.90 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, IDA & IBRD total or India?
IDA & IBRD total, at 17.47 million number against 2.36 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between IDA & IBRD total and India?
15.11 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do IDA & IBRD total and India rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
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

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.