East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.00 million number
in 2019
Japan
134,400 number
in 2005
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
Japan rank
12th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.00 million number against 134,400 number in Japan, a difference of 2.87 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 22.3 times Japan's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 3.94 million number 180,044 number 3.76 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 4.37 million number 203,163 number 4.17 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 4.08 million number 167,009 number 3.92 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 3.84 million number 128,863 number 3.71 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.00 million number against 134,400 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
2.87 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2005.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Japan ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (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 primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 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.