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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0941 number per square kilometre
in 2019
United Kingdom
0.9949 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
39th
United Kingdom rank
42nd

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.9949 number per square kilometre against 0.0941 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.9008 number per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 10.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 38 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0164 number per square kilometre 0.8849 number per square kilometre 0.8685 number per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0294 number per square kilometre 0.7717 number per square kilometre 0.7423 number per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0376 number per square kilometre 0.7634 number per square kilometre 0.7258 number per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0541 number per square kilometre 0.8601 number per square kilometre 0.806 number per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0795 number per square kilometre 0.976 number per square kilometre 0.8964 number per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.9949 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
0.9008 number per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
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.