What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?

2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?

32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.25 million number

in 2019

Türkiye

184,096 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

23rd

Türkiye rank

25th

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.25 million number against 184,096 number in Türkiye, a difference of 2.07 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.2 times Türkiye's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	332,911 number	62,335 number	270,576 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	589,003 number	88,017 number	500,986 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	765,042 number	99,478 number	665,564 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.98 million number	174,116 number	1.80 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.25 million number against 184,096 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th 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: 06 September 2026

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.