Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Afghanistan
41.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
49.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
195th
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank
193rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Afghanistan
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 49.4% against 41.6% in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 195th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 37.6% | 20.2% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 41.5% | 14.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 42.2% | 5.4% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 44.2% | 15.5% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 46.2% | 12.9% | UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 49.3% | 7.6% | UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, at 49.4% 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 7.8%, with UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Afghanistan ranks 195th and UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 193rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release