Afghanistan vs ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Teachers in primary education, male

Afghanistan
95,218
in 2023
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2.94 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
19th
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank
21st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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How they compare

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) currently reports 2.94 million against 95,218 in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.85 million.

That makes ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)'s figure about 30.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 19th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 21st of 212 countries.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) Difference Ahead
1970s 13,614 1.68 million 1.67 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
1980s 7,525 2.23 million 2.22 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
1990s 13,012 2.45 million 2.44 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2000s 80,656 2.86 million 2.78 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2010s 88,314 2.98 million 2.89 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
2020s 95,218 2.90 million 2.81 million ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
2.85 million, with ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 19th and ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 21st 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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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