Afghanistan vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Afghanistan
41.6%
in 2023
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
48.6%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
195th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
198th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 48.6% against 41.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 195th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 198th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 33.7% | 16.4% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 40.0% | 15.9% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 40.9% | 4.0% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 43.0% | 14.3% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 45.3% | 12.0% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 48.5% | 6.8% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Afghanistan or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 48.6% against 41.6% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Afghanistan and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 7.0%, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 195th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 198th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release