MDG: Developing Regions vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

MDG: Developing Regions
18.90 million
in 2024
Nigeria
504,448
in 2021
MDG: Developing Regions rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th

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

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 18.90 million against 504,448 in Nigeria, a difference of 18.40 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 37.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 4.89 million 34,085 4.86 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 7.32 million 125,291 7.19 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 9.43 million 187,211 9.25 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 12.00 million 258,969 11.74 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 15.90 million 417,170 15.49 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 17.86 million 489,996 17.37 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, MDG: Developing Regions or Nigeria?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 18.90 million against 504,448 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
18.40 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 221 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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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.