Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in primary education, male

Afghanistan
95,218
in 2023
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2.94 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
19th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
22nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 2.94 million against 95,218 in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.85 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 30.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 22nd of 212 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 13,614 678,694 665,080 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 7,525 1.40 million 1.39 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 13,012 1.45 million 1.43 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 80,656 2.04 million 1.95 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 88,314 2.64 million 2.55 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 95,218 2.92 million 2.82 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 2.94 million against 95,218 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
2.85 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,705 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release