Iraq vs Latin America & Caribbean: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Iraq
0.0101 units per person
in 2007
Latin America & Caribbean
0.005 units per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
9th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
7th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0101 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0051 units per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th of 204 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0055 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0006 units per person Iraq
1980s 0.0072 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0019 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0067 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0014 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.0082 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0029 units per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Iraq or Latin America & Caribbean?
Iraq, at 0.0101 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2007.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?
0.0051 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean?
28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Iraq ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.