Portugal vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Portugal
42,707
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2.54 million
in 2024
Portugal rank
73rd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
74th

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

  • Portugal
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.54 million against 42,707 in Portugal, a difference of 2.50 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 59.4 times Portugal's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 73rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 74th of 212 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 45,238 364,780 319,542 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 59,794 649,568 589,774 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 58,786 728,444 669,657 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 53,306 1.15 million 1.10 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 44,050 1.92 million 1.88 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 42,405 2.43 million 2.39 million WB: 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, Portugal or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.54 million against 42,707 in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Portugal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
2.50 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Portugal and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Portugal ranks 73rd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 74th 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.