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

1.98 million number, with IDA only ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

IDA only vs Iraq: Teachers in primary education, female

IDA only

2.17 million number

in 2019

Iraq

197,420 number

in 2007

IDA only rank

25th

Iraq rank

22nd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

IDA only
Iraq

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 2.17 million number against 197,420 number in Iraq, a difference of 1.98 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 11.0 times Iraq's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	257,122 number	24,513 number	232,609 number	IDA only
1980s	453,480 number	66,959 number	386,521 number	IDA only
1990s	682,183 number	94,875 number	587,308 number	IDA only
2000s	1.04 million number	158,017 number	880,000 number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, IDA only or Iraq?: IDA only, at 2.17 million number against 197,420 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between IDA only and Iraq?: 1.98 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Iraq?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do IDA only and Iraq rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: IDA only ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
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.