Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
1.11 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0941 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.11 number per square kilometre against 0.0941 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.02 number per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 11.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5821 number per square kilometre 0.02 number per square kilometre 0.5621 number per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.9325 number per square kilometre 0.0378 number per square kilometre 0.8947 number per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.9127 number per square kilometre 0.0566 number per square kilometre 0.8561 number per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 1.04 number per square kilometre 0.0805 number per square kilometre 0.958 number per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sri Lanka, at 1.11 number per square kilometre against 0.0941 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.02 number per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,320 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.