Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Teachers in primary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
163,167
in 2023
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
6.43 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
40th
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
41st

Teachers in primary education, both sexes over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 6.43 million against 163,167 in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.27 million.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 39.4 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 40th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 41st of 216 countries.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) Difference Ahead
1970s 16,486 2.00 million 1.98 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
1980s 17,089 2.85 million 2.84 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
1990s 22,060 3.34 million 3.32 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2000s 112,460 4.62 million 4.50 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2010s 131,795 5.57 million 5.44 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2020s 163,167 6.25 million 6.09 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 6.43 million against 163,167 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
6.27 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 40th and ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 41st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). 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)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 18,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release