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

3,650 number, with Ghana ahead.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.

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 Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, female

Ghana

72,396 number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

68,746 number

in 2018

Ghana rank

50th

Sri Lanka rank

52nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Ghana
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 72,396 number against 68,746 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,650 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17,126 number	36,501 number	19,375 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	24,659 number	58,477 number	33,818 number	Sri Lanka
2000s	32,571 number	57,234 number	24,664 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	54,156 number	64,617 number	10,460 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Ghana or Sri Lanka?: Ghana, at 72,396 number against 68,746 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Ghana and Sri Lanka?: 3,650 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Ghana ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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.