Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate

Afghanistan
1.2 % change on previous year
in 2019
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
1 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
98th
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank
101st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.2 % change on previous year against 1 % change on previous year in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 101st of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) Difference Ahead
1970s 7.71 % change on previous year 3.49 % change on previous year 4.22 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1990s -2.18 % change on previous year 1.73 % change on previous year 3.91 % change on previous year ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2000s 1.54 % change on previous year 5.61 % change on previous year 4.07 % change on previous year ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
2010s 0.9937 % change on previous year 4.11 % change on previous year 3.11 % change on previous year ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Afghanistan, at 1.2 % change on previous year against 1 % change on previous year in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
0.2 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 101st 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.