Afghanistan vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Teachers in secondary education, both sexes

Afghanistan
88,020
in 2023
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
5.06 million
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
63rd
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
60th

Teachers in secondary education, both sexes over time

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

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 5.06 million against 88,020 in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.97 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 57.5 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 63rd and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 60th of 214 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
1970s 6,826 348,108 341,282 ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 12,451 1.30 million 1.29 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 32,817 2.42 million 2.38 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 86,910 4.03 million 3.94 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 88,020 5.03 million 4.94 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, both sexes, Afghanistan or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 5.06 million against 88,020 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, both sexes between Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
4.97 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
15 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
Afghanistan ranks 63rd and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 60th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (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 secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,781 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release