Namibia vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Namibia
21,240
in 2024
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2.50 million
in 2024
Namibia rank
121st
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
121st

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

  • Namibia
  • UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 2.50 million against 21,240 in Namibia, a difference of 2.48 million.

That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 117.7 times Namibia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 121st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 121st of 216 countries.

UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 12,212 1.10 million 1.08 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2000s 12,995 1.39 million 1.37 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2010s 15,435 2.10 million 2.08 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
2020s 19,760 2.51 million 2.49 million UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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, Namibia or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 2.50 million against 21,240 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Namibia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
2.48 million, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Namibia and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Namibia ranks 121st and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 121st 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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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.