Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled

Ghana
72,396 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
68,746 number
in 2018
Ghana rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd

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

  • Ghana
  • Sri Lanka
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197419962019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 72,396 number against 68,746 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,650 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 17,126 number 36,501 number 19,375 number Sri Lanka
1990s 24,659 number 58,477 number 33,818 number Sri Lanka
2000s 32,571 number 57,234 number 24,664 number Sri Lanka
2010s 53,403 number 64,515 number 11,112 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
Ghana, at 72,396 number against 68,746 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
3,650 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 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.