Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Belgium
34,923 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
679,538 number
in 2018
Belgium rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 679,538 number against 34,923 number in Belgium, a difference of 644,615 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.5 times Belgium's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 29,333 number 320,340 number 291,007 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 33,028 number 516,641 number 483,613 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 679,538 number against 34,923 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
644,615 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Belgium ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.