Afghanistan vs WB: South Asia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Afghanistan
67,949
in 2023
WB: South Asia
3.40 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
55th
WB: South Asia rank
53rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • WB: South Asia
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How they compare

WB: South Asia currently reports 3.40 million against 67,949 in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.33 million.

That makes WB: South Asia's figure about 50.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, WB: South Asia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 55th and WB: South Asia ranks 53rd of 212 countries.

WB: South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan WB: South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,872 443,710 440,838 WB: South Asia
1980s 9,564 810,382 800,818 WB: South Asia
1990s 6,866 961,345 954,480 WB: South Asia
2000s 32,520 1.85 million 1.82 million WB: South Asia
2010s 44,072 2.54 million 2.50 million WB: South Asia
2020s 60,874 3.13 million 3.07 million WB: South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Afghanistan or WB: South Asia?
WB: South Asia, at 3.40 million against 67,949 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Afghanistan and WB: South Asia?
3.33 million, with WB: South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and WB: South Asia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and WB: South Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 55th and WB: South Asia ranks 53rd of 212 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
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,584 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 851 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.