Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- Iraq
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.25 million number against 197,420 number in Iraq, a difference of 2.05 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.4 times Iraq's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,513 number | 330,142 number | 305,630 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 66,959 number | 585,800 number | 518,842 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 94,875 number | 796,206 number | 701,331 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 158,017 number | 1.10 million number | 943,665 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.25 million number against 197,420 number in Iraq as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.