Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

2.06 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, female

Iraq

197,420 number

in 2007

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.25 million number

in 2019

Iraq rank

22nd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

23rd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Iraq
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.25 million number against 197,420 number in Iraq, a difference of 2.06 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.4 times Iraq's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,513 number	332,911 number	308,398 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	66,959 number	589,003 number	522,044 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	94,875 number	799,498 number	704,623 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	158,017 number	1.11 million number	947,592 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 2.06 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Iraq ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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: 04 September 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.