Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in primary education, female

Afghanistan
67,949
in 2023
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
3.29 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
55th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
55th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 3.29 million against 67,949 in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.23 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 48.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 55th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th of 212 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,872 405,324 402,452 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 9,564 1.03 million 1.02 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 6,414 1.12 million 1.11 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 32,520 1.73 million 1.70 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 43,971 2.48 million 2.44 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 67,949 3.22 million 3.15 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 3.29 million against 67,949 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
3.23 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
Afghanistan ranks 55th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 55th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release