Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, France or Iraq?

France, at 202,491 number against 197,420 number in Iraq as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between France and Iraq?

5,071 number, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iraq?

17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.

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.

France vs Iraq: Teachers in primary education, female

France

202,491 number

in 2018

Iraq

197,420 number

in 2007

France rank

21st

Iraq rank

22nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

France
Iraq

How they compare

France currently reports 202,491 number against 197,420 number in Iraq, a difference of 5,071 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was France ahead.

France ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 22nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	139,926 number	25,399 number	114,526 number	France
1980s	132,468 number	74,246 number	58,221 number	France
1990s	167,450 number	98,239 number	69,211 number	France
2000s	168,022 number	158,017 number	10,005 number	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, France or Iraq?: France, at 202,491 number against 197,420 number in Iraq as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between France and Iraq?: 5,071 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iraq?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2007.
How do France and Iraq rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: France ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 22nd 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.