Belgium vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Belgium
80,763
in 2023
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
4.91 million
in 2024
Belgium rank
66th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
67th

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

  • Belgium
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 4.91 million against 80,763 in Belgium, a difference of 4.83 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 60.8 times Belgium's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 66th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 67th of 216 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 49,206 869,468 820,262 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 43,975 1.41 million 1.37 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 60,284 1.80 million 1.74 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 65,074 2.73 million 2.67 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 69,531 3.96 million 3.89 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 78,136 4.77 million 4.69 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Belgium or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 4.91 million against 80,763 in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Belgium and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
4.83 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Belgium and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Belgium ranks 66th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 67th 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.