Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Burundi or Ireland?

Ireland, at 27,393 number against 25,934 number in Burundi as of 2012.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Burundi and Ireland?

1,459 number, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ireland?

26 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Ireland: Teachers in primary education, female

Burundi

25,934 number

in 2019

Ireland

27,393 number

in 2012

Burundi rank

90th

Ireland rank

88th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Burundi
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 27,393 number against 25,934 number in Burundi, a difference of 1,459 number.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 90th and Ireland ranks 88th of 196 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,876 number	9,189 number	7,313 number	Ireland
1980s	2,875 number	11,433 number	8,558 number	Ireland
1990s	5,067 number	13,461 number	8,394 number	Ireland
2000s	13,726 number	23,314 number	9,587 number	Ireland
2010s	20,884 number	27,494 number	6,610 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Burundi or Ireland?: Ireland, at 27,393 number against 25,934 number in Burundi as of 2012.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Burundi and Ireland?: 1,459 number, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ireland?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2012.
How do Burundi and Ireland rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Burundi ranks 90th and Ireland ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.