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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.63 million number
in 2019
Spain
179,674 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th
Spain rank
27th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.63 million number against 179,674 number in Spain, a difference of 1.45 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.0 times Spain's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th 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 Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 220,159 number 67,143 number 153,016 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 550,427 number 91,563 number 458,864 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 839,891 number 99,469 number 740,422 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 1.11 million number 133,658 number 975,432 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 1.44 million number 172,324 number 1.26 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 Spain?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.63 million number against 179,674 number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Spain?
1.45 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 Spain?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Spain rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th 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.