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

Ghana
0.3182 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Nigeria
0.3038 number per square kilometre
in 2010
Ghana rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
95th

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

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.3182 number per square kilometre against 0.3038 number per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0144 number per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 95th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0557 number per square kilometre 0.0444 number per square kilometre 0.0113 number per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.1054 number per square kilometre 0.1299 number per square kilometre 0.0245 number per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1075 number per square kilometre 0.201 number per square kilometre 0.0935 number per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.1309 number per square kilometre 0.2865 number per square kilometre 0.1556 number per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.1958 number per square kilometre 0.3038 number per square kilometre 0.1081 number per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Ghana or Nigeria?
Ghana, at 0.3182 number per square kilometre against 0.3038 number per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Ghana and Nigeria?
0.0144 number per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 95th 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.