Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

2.46 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Saudi Arabia

110,287 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.57 million number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

17th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

16th

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

Saudi Arabia
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 23.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,783 number	828,064 number	800,281 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	137,451 number	1.62 million number	1.49 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	142,452 number	2.24 million number	2.10 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 2.46 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?: Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th 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: 29 September 2026

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.