GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, both sexes
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
4.79 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka
73,333
in 2023
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
69th
Sri Lanka rank
70th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes over time
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 4.79 million against 73,333 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.72 million.
That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 65.3 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 221 groups.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 889,550 | 53,199 | 836,351 | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 1990s | 1.64 million | 69,391 | 1.57 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2000s | 2.40 million | 69,766 | 2.33 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 3.85 million | 75,178 | 3.78 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 4.64 million | 73,708 | 4.57 million | GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Sri Lanka?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 4.79 million against 73,333 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
- 4.72 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 221 groups.
- 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release