Gambia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Gambia
0.6369 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1077 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Gambia rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
20th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

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

Gambia currently reports 0.6369 number per square kilometre against 0.1077 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5292 number per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0578 number per square kilometre 0.0317 number per square kilometre 0.026 number per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 0.1635 number per square kilometre 0.048 number per square kilometre 0.1155 number per square kilometre Gambia
1990s 0.2586 number per square kilometre 0.0536 number per square kilometre 0.205 number per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.3597 number per square kilometre 0.0684 number per square kilometre 0.2912 number per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.5079 number per square kilometre 0.0952 number per square kilometre 0.4127 number per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Gambia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Gambia, at 0.6369 number per square kilometre against 0.1077 number per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.5292 number per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Gambia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.