Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Ireland
0.0079 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.004 units per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- Ireland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0039 units per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0037 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ireland, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0039 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th 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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About this data
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.