ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
5.12 million
in 2024
Zimbabwe
90,330
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
61st
Zimbabwe rank
62nd

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

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 5.12 million against 90,330 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 5.03 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 56.7 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.01 million 20,875 993,950 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 1.54 million 50,551 1.49 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 1.90 million 62,007 1.84 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 2.27 million 63,772 2.20 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 4.31 million 73,506 4.24 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 5.00 million 83,248 4.92 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Zimbabwe?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 5.12 million against 90,330 in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zimbabwe?
5.03 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zimbabwe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 61st and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 221 groups.
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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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.