Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Teachers in primary education, female

Japan
248,338 number
in 2005
Post-demographic dividend
4.09 million number
in 2019
Japan rank
16th
Post-demographic dividend rank
14th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Japan
  • Post-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 4.09 million number against 248,338 number in Japan, a difference of 3.84 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 16.5 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 220,699 number 3.20 million number 2.97 million number Post-demographic dividend
1980s 262,938 number 3.20 million number 2.93 million number Post-demographic dividend
1990s 266,724 number 3.37 million number 3.11 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 241,918 number 3.73 million number 3.49 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 4.09 million number against 248,338 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
3.84 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Japan ranks 16th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th 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.