Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Teachers in primary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa
2.25 million number
in 2019
Türkiye
184,096 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
25th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Türkiye
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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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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

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.