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

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 over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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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 15 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 138,695 number 1.64 million number 1.50 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, 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 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)?
15 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?
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/