Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Türkiye
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.25 million number against 184,096 number in Türkiye, a difference of 2.07 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.2 times Türkiye's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 329,338 number | 61,210 number | 268,128 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 604,203 number | 88,838 number | 515,365 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 765,042 number | 99,478 number | 665,564 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 1.96 million number | 173,792 number | 1.79 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 and Türkiye?
- 2.07 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.