Nigeria vs OECD members: Teachers in primary education, female

Nigeria
276,704 number
in 2010
OECD members
4.97 million number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
13th
OECD members rank
12th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 4.97 million number against 276,704 number in Nigeria, a difference of 4.69 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 18.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 12th of 196 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 32,343 number 3.57 million number 3.53 million number OECD members
1980s 125,298 number 3.77 million number 3.64 million number OECD members
1990s 183,100 number 4.03 million number 3.85 million number OECD members
2000s 260,948 number 4.47 million number 4.21 million number OECD members
2010s 276,704 number 4.69 million number 4.41 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Nigeria or OECD members?
OECD members, at 4.97 million number against 276,704 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Nigeria and OECD members?
4.69 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and OECD members?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and OECD members rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 12th 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

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.