Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Euro area or Japan?

Euro area, at 40,505 number against 2,317 number in Japan as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Euro area and Japan?

38,188 number, with Euro area ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Euro area vs Japan: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Euro area

40,505 number

in 2019

Japan

2,317 number

in 2005

Euro area rank

31st

Japan rank

33rd

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Euro area
Japan

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 40,505 number against 2,317 number in Japan, a difference of 38,188 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 17.5 times Japan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 31st and Japan ranks 33rd of 43 regions.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30,781 number	11,658 number	19,124 number	Euro area
1980s	31,570 number	12,819 number	18,751 number	Euro area
1990s	35,966 number	10,098 number	25,868 number	Euro area
2000s	42,355 number	2,074 number	40,281 number	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Euro area or Japan?: Euro area, at 40,505 number against 2,317 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Euro area and Japan?: 38,188 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2005.
How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Euro area ranks 31st and Japan ranks 33rd of 43 regions.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/