Gambia vs Ghana: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

Gambia
0.3613 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Ghana
0.3182 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Gambia rank
89th
Ghana rank
92nd

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
00.10.20.30.4197119952019

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.3613 number per square kilometre against 0.3182 number per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0431 number per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia ranks 89th and Ghana ranks 92nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 0.034 number per square kilometre 0.0739 number per square kilometre 0.04 number per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0802 number per square kilometre 0.1041 number per square kilometre 0.0239 number per square kilometre Ghana
1990s 0.1107 number per square kilometre 0.1095 number per square kilometre 0.0011 number per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 0.1729 number per square kilometre 0.1345 number per square kilometre 0.0383 number per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 0.248 number per square kilometre 0.2424 number per square kilometre 0.0056 number per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Gambia or Ghana?
Gambia, at 0.3613 number per square kilometre against 0.3182 number per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Gambia and Ghana?
0.0431 number per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
31 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 89th and Ghana ranks 92nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. 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), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,320 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.