Korea vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Korea
40,412
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2.52 million
in 2024
Korea rank
49th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
49th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Korea
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.52 million against 40,412 in Korea, a difference of 2.48 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 62.4 times Korea's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 49th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 49th of 212 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 71,983 572,271 500,288 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 73,180 909,190 836,010 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 58,456 1.06 million 1.00 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 36,177 1.41 million 1.37 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 35,998 2.16 million 2.13 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 38,948 2.49 million 2.45 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Korea or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.52 million against 40,412 in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Korea and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
2.48 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Korea and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Korea ranks 49th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 49th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.