Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.25 million number against 179,674 number in Spain, a difference of 2.07 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.5 times Spain's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,143 number | 248,642 number | 181,499 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 91,563 number | 581,162 number | 489,599 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 99,469 number | 791,306 number | 691,838 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 133,658 number | 1.16 million number | 1.02 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 172,324 number | 1.88 million number | 1.71 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.25 million number against 179,674 number in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- Spain ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.