Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Primary education, teachers

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
49.4%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
87.9%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
43rd

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 87.9% against 49.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 38.5%.

That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 37.3% 87.8% 50.5% Turks and Caicos Islands
1990s 43.4% 94.1% 50.7% Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 43.7% 87.5% 43.8% Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s 46.5% 90.9% 44.4% Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s 48.9% 87.8% 38.8% Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 87.9% against 49.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
38.5%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.