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

MDG: Southern Asia
6.70 million
in 2024
Uganda
207,238
in 2017
MDG: Southern Asia rank
37th
Uganda rank
35th

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

  • MDG: Southern Asia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia currently reports 6.70 million against 207,238 in Uganda, a difference of 6.50 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia's figure about 32.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 35th of 221 groups.

MDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Southern Asia Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 2.14 million 28,176 2.11 million MDG: Southern Asia
1980s 2.71 million 59,414 2.65 million MDG: Southern Asia
1990s 3.63 million 88,770 3.54 million MDG: Southern Asia
2000s 4.51 million 143,964 4.37 million MDG: Southern Asia
2010s 5.84 million 186,468 5.65 million MDG: 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, MDG: Southern Asia or Uganda?
MDG: Southern Asia, at 6.70 million against 207,238 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between MDG: Southern Asia and Uganda?
6.50 million, with MDG: Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia and Uganda?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do MDG: Southern Asia and Uganda rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 35th 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.