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

Saudi Arabia
110,287 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.57 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
18th

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

  • Saudi Arabia
  • 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 110,287 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.46 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 23.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 17th 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 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 27,783 number 824,244 number 796,461 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 137,451 number 1.62 million number 1.49 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 142,452 number 2.24 million number 2.09 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, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.57 million number against 110,287 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.46 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th 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.