Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.35 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
120,830 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
34th
Saudi Arabia rank
35th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 1.35 million number against 120,830 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.23 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 304,264 number 14,773 number 289,491 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 917,408 number 146,024 number 771,384 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.16 million number 152,680 number 1.01 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 1.35 million number against 120,830 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
1.23 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 35th of 45 groups.
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.