Ghana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes over time
- Ghana
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 2.01 million number against 128,074 number in Ghana, a difference of 1.88 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.7 times Ghana's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 141 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,786 number | 1.68 million number | 1.64 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 56,569 number | 1.87 million number | 1.82 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 102,658 number | 2.02 million number | 1.91 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 2.01 million number against 128,074 number in Ghana as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 1.88 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ghana ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 141 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.