WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) vs Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
5.14 million
in 2024
Zimbabwe
90,330
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
60th
Zimbabwe rank
62nd

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

  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.14 million against 90,330 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 5.05 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 56.9 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 221 groups.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.02 million 20,875 994,834 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 1.55 million 50,551 1.50 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.91 million 62,007 1.84 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 2.27 million 63,772 2.21 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 4.33 million 73,506 4.25 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 5.02 million 83,248 4.93 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) or Zimbabwe?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.14 million against 90,330 in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zimbabwe?
5.05 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zimbabwe?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd 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
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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.