Which has higher primary education, teachers, Afghanistan or Central Europe and the Baltics?

Central Europe and the Baltics, at 337,770 against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?

174,603, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?

18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Primary education, teachers

Afghanistan

163,167

in 2023

Central Europe and the Baltics

337,770

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

40th

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

39th

Primary education, teachers over time

Afghanistan
Central Europe and the Baltics

How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 337,770 against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 174,603.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 2.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th of 204 countries.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Central Europe and the Baltics	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23,798	569,951	546,153	Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s	112,460	430,609	318,148	Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s	131,795	422,387	290,592	Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s	163,167	337,770	174,603	Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Afghanistan or Central Europe and the Baltics?: Central Europe and the Baltics, at 337,770 against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?: 174,603, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Afghanistan ranks 40th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.