Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ghana or Guatemala?

Guatemala, at 75,638 number against 72,396 number in Ghana as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ghana and Guatemala?

3,242 number, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guatemala?

17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.

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.

Ghana vs Guatemala: Teachers in primary education, female

Ghana

72,396 number

in 2019

Guatemala

75,638 number

in 2019

Ghana rank

50th

Guatemala rank

49th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Ghana
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 75,638 number against 72,396 number in Ghana, a difference of 3,242 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 50th and Guatemala ranks 49th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12,309 number	11,311 number	998 number	Ghana
1980s	20,123 number	14,897 number	5,226 number	Ghana
2000s	37,067 number	54,994 number	17,928 number	Guatemala
2010s	55,442 number	69,962 number	14,520 number	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ghana or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 75,638 number against 72,396 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ghana and Guatemala?: 3,242 number, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guatemala?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Guatemala rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Ghana ranks 50th and Guatemala ranks 49th 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.