New Zealand vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

New Zealand
26,597
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2.69 million
in 2024
New Zealand rank
111th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
113th

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

  • New Zealand
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 2.69 million against 26,597 in New Zealand, a difference of 2.67 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's figure about 101.2 times New Zealand's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 111th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 113th of 216 countries.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 20,363 781,203 760,841 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1980s 17,578 1.25 million 1.24 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
1990s 19,008 1.70 million 1.68 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2000s 21,439 2.00 million 1.98 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2010s 25,117 2.40 million 2.38 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
2020s 26,613 2.58 million 2.56 million UNICEF: Middle East and North 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, New Zealand or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 2.69 million against 26,597 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between New Zealand and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
2.67 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 111th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 113th 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.