Iraq vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Iraq
286,890
in 2007
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
10.74 million
in 2024
Iraq rank
23rd
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
22nd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 10.74 million against 286,890 in Iraq, a difference of 10.45 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 37.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 23rd and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 216 countries.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 64,540 6.80 million 6.73 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1980s 111,238 8.28 million 8.17 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
1990s 136,844 8.89 million 8.75 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 222,133 9.43 million 9.21 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Iraq or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 10.74 million against 286,890 in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Iraq and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
10.45 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 23rd and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.