Ireland vs World: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Ireland
0.0079 units per person
in 2023
World
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
23rd
World rank
23rd
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- Ireland
- World
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0037 units per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 23rd and World ranks 23rd of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | World |
| 1980s | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0036 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 World?
- Ireland, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Ireland and World?
- 0.0037 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and World?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and World rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and World ranks 23rd 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.