Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Iran
93,318 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.57 million number
in 2019
Iran rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

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

  • Iran
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.57 million number against 93,318 number in Iran, a difference of 2.48 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 27.6 times Iran's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 61,776 number 628,492 number 566,716 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 115,157 number 962,125 number 846,967 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 139,342 number 1.12 million number 976,460 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 142,417 number 1.30 million number 1.16 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 98,324 number 2.29 million number 2.20 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.57 million number against 93,318 number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.48 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Iran ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 196 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
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 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.