Afghanistan vs ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate

Afghanistan
1.2 % change on previous year
in 2019
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
1.15 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
98th
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
96th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.2 % change on previous year against 1.15 % change on previous year in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 96th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Difference Ahead
1970s 7.71 % change on previous year 2.08 % change on previous year 5.63 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1990s -2.18 % change on previous year 1.33 % change on previous year 3.52 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2000s 1.54 % change on previous year 1.34 % change on previous year 0.2022 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 0.9937 % change on previous year 1.31 % change on previous year 0.3166 % change on previous year ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate, Afghanistan or ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
Afghanistan, at 1.2 % change on previous year against 1.15 % change on previous year in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
0.05 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 96th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
434 places, 17,757 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.