MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean vs Sierra Leone: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
3.34 million
in 2024
Sierra Leone
46,575
in 2024
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
85th

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

  • MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 3.34 million against 46,575 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3.29 million.

That makes MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 71.6 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 221 groups.

MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 1.59 million 6,294 1.58 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
1980s 2.10 million 11,242 2.09 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
1990s 2.39 million 11,065 2.38 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 2.89 million 14,875 2.87 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 3.07 million 40,618 3.03 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 3.18 million 46,284 3.14 million MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean

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: Latin America and the Caribbean or Sierra Leone?
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 3.34 million against 46,575 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
3.29 million, with MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean and Sierra Leone rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 85th 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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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.