ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) vs Japan: Teachers in secondary education, female

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
7.54 million
in 2024
Japan
229,645
in 1995
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
18th
Japan rank
20th

Teachers in secondary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 7.54 million against 229,645 in Japan, a difference of 7.31 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 32.8 times Japan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 2.79 million 136,307 2.65 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 2.87 million 163,761 2.70 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 3.29 million 210,506 3.08 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, female, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) or Japan?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 7.54 million against 229,645 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, female between ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Japan?
7.31 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Japan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 1995.
How do ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) and Japan rank globally for teachers in secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 18th and Japan ranks 20th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary 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 secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 15,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release