Netherlands vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Netherlands
98,851
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
5.14 million
in 2024
Netherlands rank
57th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
58th

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

  • Netherlands
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 5.14 million against 98,851 in Netherlands, a difference of 5.04 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 52.0 times Netherlands's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 57th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 58th of 216 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 51,951 962,586 910,635 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 60,197 1.55 million 1.49 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 63,403 1.83 million 1.77 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 104,737 4.24 million 4.13 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 100,947 5.02 million 4.92 million WB: Sub-saharan 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, Netherlands or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 5.14 million against 98,851 in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Netherlands and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
5.04 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 57th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 58th 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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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.