Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Ireland
0.0079 units per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0041 units per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0038 units per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0002 units per person Ireland
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0001 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.0046 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 0.0063 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0017 units per person Ireland
2010s 0.0071 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0027 units per person Ireland
2020s 0.0078 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0038 units per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Ireland, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0038 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Ireland ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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.