Japan vs South Asia: Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 3.21 million number against 248,338 number in Japan, a difference of 2.96 million number.
That makes South Asia's figure about 12.9 times Japan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 17th of 196 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 220,699 number | 463,021 number | 242,322 number | South Asia |
| 1980s | 262,938 number | 705,395 number | 442,457 number | South Asia |
| 1990s | 266,724 number | 1.11 million number | 844,949 number | South Asia |
| 2000s | 241,918 number | 1.64 million number | 1.40 million number | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Japan or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 3.21 million number against 248,338 number in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Japan and South Asia?
- 2.96 million number, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- Japan ranks 16th and South Asia ranks 17th 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
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.