Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, female
Teachers in primary education, female over time
- Iraq
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.25 million number against 197,420 number in Iraq, a difference of 2.06 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.4 times Iraq's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 196 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,513 number | 332,911 number | 308,398 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 66,959 number | 589,003 number | 522,044 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 94,875 number | 799,498 number | 704,623 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 158,017 number | 1.11 million number | 947,592 number | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, 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?
- 2.06 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?
- Iraq ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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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.