Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Burkina Faso
39,386 number
in 2019
Zambia
39,407 number
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Zambia rank
72nd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 39,407 number against 39,386 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 21 number.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 72nd of 196 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 504.94 number 6,741 number 6,236 number Zambia
1980s 1,115 number 11,373 number 10,258 number Zambia
1990s 3,481 number 16,550 number 13,070 number Zambia
2000s 7,842 number 21,170 number 13,327 number Zambia
2010s 23,429 number 36,299 number 12,870 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Zambia, at 39,407 number against 39,386 number in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
21 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 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.