Japan vs MDG: Developing Regions: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Japan
627,777
in 2023
MDG: Developing Regions
33.30 million
in 2024
Japan rank
11th
MDG: Developing Regions rank
9th

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • MDG: Developing Regions
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 33.30 million against 627,777 in Japan, a difference of 32.67 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 53.0 times Japan's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 11th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 214 countries.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 502,614 7.88 million 7.38 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 596,086 11.58 million 10.99 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 665,496 14.91 million 14.24 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 635,610 26.62 million 25.98 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 630,830 31.09 million 30.46 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Japan or MDG: Developing Regions?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 33.30 million against 627,777 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Japan and MDG: Developing Regions?
32.67 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and MDG: Developing Regions?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Japan and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 11th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 17,549 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) with 768 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.