Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Teachers in primary education, female

Papua New Guinea
17,740 number
in 2016
United Arab Emirates
17,204 number
in 2016
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
United Arab Emirates rank
108th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 17,740 number against 17,204 number in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 536 number.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and United Arab Emirates ranks 108th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 2,003 number 1,718 number 285.33 number Papua New Guinea
1980s 3,523 number 3,748 number 225.29 number United Arab Emirates
1990s 4,832 number 8,766 number 3,935 number United Arab Emirates
2000s 5,858 number 12,664 number 6,806 number United Arab Emirates
2010s 17,740 number 17,204 number 536 number Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Papua New Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
Papua New Guinea, at 17,740 number against 17,204 number in United Arab Emirates as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
536 number, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
21 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 107th and United Arab Emirates ranks 108th 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.