Afghanistan vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate

Afghanistan
1.2 % change on previous year
in 2019
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
1.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
98th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
100th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
-20-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.2 % change on previous year against 1.01 % change on previous year in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 98th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 100th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.71 % change on previous year 4.49 % change on previous year 3.21 % change on previous year Afghanistan
1990s -2.18 % change on previous year 0.0204 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 1.54 % change on previous year 4.8 % change on previous year 3.26 % change on previous year UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 0.9937 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year 2.66 % change on previous year UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa

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 UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
Afghanistan, at 1.2 % change on previous year against 1.01 % change on previous year in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate between Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
0.19 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 98th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 100th 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
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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.