France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

France
202,491 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.25 million number
in 2019
France rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd

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

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.25 million number against 202,491 number in France, a difference of 2.05 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.1 times France's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 139,926 number 340,989 number 201,063 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 132,187 number 611,418 number 479,231 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 162,605 number 802,483 number 639,879 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 171,236 number 1.16 million number 987,891 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 195,389 number 1.75 million number 1.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.25 million number against 202,491 number in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
2.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
France ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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.