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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2.60 million
in 2024
Zambia
47,736
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
41st
Zambia rank
38th

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

  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.60 million against 47,736 in Zambia, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 54.5 times Zambia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 38th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 588,151 11,416 576,735 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 930,932 15,359 915,573 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.11 million 19,824 1.09 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.45 million 22,186 1.43 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.15 million 32,374 2.11 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.60 million 47,736 2.55 million WB: 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, WB: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.60 million against 47,736 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
2.55 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 38th of 221 groups.
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.