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
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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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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.