Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Nepal or Uganda?

Nepal, at 89,672 number against 89,256 number in Uganda as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?

22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.

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.

Nepal vs Uganda: Teachers in primary education, female

Nepal

89,672 number

in 2019

Uganda

89,256 number

in 2017

Nepal rank

43rd

Uganda rank

44th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Nepal
Uganda

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 89,672 number against 89,256 number in Uganda, a difference of 416 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Uganda ahead.

Nepal ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,049 number	9,660 number	7,611 number	Uganda
1990s	16,726 number	32,311 number	15,584 number	Uganda
2000s	33,410 number	54,534 number	21,123 number	Uganda
2010s	75,196 number	78,080 number	2,884 number	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Nepal or Uganda?: Nepal, at 89,672 number against 89,256 number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Nepal and Uganda?: 416 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Uganda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Nepal and Uganda rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Nepal ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 44th 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.