Nigeria vs Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, female

Nigeria
276,704 number
in 2010
Pakistan
285,701 number
in 2019
Nigeria rank
13th
Pakistan rank
12th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019942019

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 285,701 number against 276,704 number in Nigeria, a difference of 8,997 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Pakistan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 13th and Pakistan ranks 12th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 34,327 number 33,491 number 835.75 number Nigeria
1980s 125,298 number 56,769 number 68,530 number Nigeria
1990s 142,416 number 69,251 number 73,165 number Nigeria
2000s 260,948 number 193,976 number 66,972 number Nigeria
2010s 276,704 number 221,282 number 55,422 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 285,701 number against 276,704 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Nigeria and Pakistan?
8,997 number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Nigeria ranks 13th and Pakistan 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.