SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia vs South Africa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
8.01 million
in 2024
South Africa
225,583
in 2023
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
21st
South Africa rank
21st

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

  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
  • South Africa
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197319982024

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 8.01 million against 225,583 in South Africa, a difference of 7.79 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 35.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st of 221 groups.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.61 million 148,653 4.46 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 5.57 million 164,035 5.40 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 6.42 million 177,018 6.24 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 7.91 million 225,583 7.69 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia or South Africa?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 8.01 million against 225,583 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and South Africa?
7.79 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and South Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 21st 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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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.