Nepal vs Small states: Teachers in primary education, female

Nepal
89,672 number
in 2019
Small states
154,873 number
in 2019
Nepal rank
43rd
Small states rank
40th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Nepal
  • Small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

How they compare

Small states currently reports 154,873 number against 89,672 number in Nepal, a difference of 65,201 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.7 times Nepal's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 2,049 number 61,316 number 59,267 number Small states
1980s 4,118 number 74,662 number 70,544 number Small states
1990s 13,836 number 93,457 number 79,621 number Small states
2000s 33,410 number 117,225 number 83,815 number Small states
2010s 76,805 number 142,344 number 65,539 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Nepal or Small states?
Small states, at 154,873 number against 89,672 number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Nepal and Small states?
65,201 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Small states?
28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Small states rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Nepal ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nepal vs Small states: Teachers in primary education, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-primary-education-female-number/nepal/small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-primary-education-female-number/nepal/small-states/">Nepal vs Small states: Teachers in primary education, female</a> — Statizoid

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.