Afghanistan vs SDG: Southern Asia: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
SDG: Southern Asia
6.70 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
SDG: Southern Asia rank
37th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • SDG: Southern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Southern Asia currently reports 6.70 million against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.54 million.

That makes SDG: Southern Asia's figure about 41.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, SDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 37th of 216 countries.

SDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan SDG: Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 16,486 2.12 million 2.10 million SDG: Southern Asia
1980s 17,089 3.13 million 3.11 million SDG: Southern Asia
1990s 22,054 3.63 million 3.61 million SDG: Southern Asia
2000s 112,460 4.89 million 4.78 million SDG: Southern Asia
2010s 132,307 5.87 million 5.73 million SDG: Southern Asia
2020s 152,886 6.40 million 6.25 million SDG: Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or SDG: Southern Asia?
SDG: Southern Asia, at 6.70 million against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and SDG: Southern Asia?
6.54 million, with SDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and SDG: Southern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 37th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.