Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Jamaica or Latvia?

Jamaica, at 10,090 number against 9,804 number in Latvia as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Jamaica and Latvia?

286 number, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?

10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.

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.

Jamaica vs Latvia: Teachers in primary education, female

Jamaica

10,090 number

in 2019

Latvia

9,804 number

in 2018

Jamaica rank

124th

Latvia rank

125th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Jamaica
Latvia

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 10,090 number against 9,804 number in Latvia, a difference of 286 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 124th and Latvia ranks 125th of 196 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10,328 number	7,117 number	3,210 number	Jamaica
2010s	10,453 number	9,653 number	799.88 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Jamaica or Latvia?: Jamaica, at 10,090 number against 9,804 number in Latvia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Jamaica and Latvia?: 286 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latvia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Latvia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Jamaica ranks 124th and Latvia ranks 125th 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.