Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Peru: Teachers in primary education, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.63 million number
in 2019
Peru
142,779 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th
Peru rank
31st

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Peru
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.63 million number against 142,779 number in Peru, a difference of 1.48 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 11.4 times Peru's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th and Peru ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 359,117 number 44,642 number 314,475 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 467,216 number 55,749 number 411,467 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 897,837 number 91,427 number 806,410 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.11 million number 112,124 number 996,966 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.46 million number 132,383 number 1.32 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Peru?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.63 million number against 142,779 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru?
1.48 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Peru rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th and Peru ranks 31st of 45 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.