What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Türkiye?

2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Türkiye?

28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Türkiye: Teachers in primary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.25 million number

in 2019

Türkiye

184,096 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

Türkiye rank

25th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Türkiye

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.25 million number against 184,096 number in Türkiye, a difference of 2.07 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.2 times Türkiye's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	329,338 number	61,210 number	268,128 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	604,203 number	88,838 number	515,365 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	765,042 number	99,478 number	665,564 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	1.96 million number	173,792 number	1.79 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Türkiye?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.25 million number against 184,096 number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Türkiye?: 2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Türkiye?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Türkiye rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.