MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Developing Regions
28.60 million
in 2024
Nigeria
913,305
in 2021
MDG: Developing Regions rank
7th
Nigeria rank
5th

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

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 28.60 million against 913,305 in Nigeria, a difference of 27.68 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 31.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 11.95 million 163,125 11.79 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 15.62 million 339,843 15.28 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 18.43 million 405,378 18.02 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 21.44 million 528,697 20.91 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 25.80 million 785,412 25.01 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 27.74 million 868,443 26.87 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, MDG: Developing Regions or Nigeria?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 28.60 million against 913,305 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
27.68 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.