Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre
Sri Lanka
1.11 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0943 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.11 number per square kilometre against 0.0943 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.02 number per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 11.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5821 number per square kilometre | 0.0201 number per square kilometre | 0.5619 number per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.9325 number per square kilometre | 0.038 number per square kilometre | 0.8946 number per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.9127 number per square kilometre | 0.0568 number per square kilometre | 0.8559 number per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.04 number per square kilometre | 0.0807 number per square kilometre | 0.9578 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?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.11 number per square kilometre against 0.0943 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th 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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About this data
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.