Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, female

Iraq
197,420 number
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.25 million number
in 2019
Iraq rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

Teachers in primary education, female over time

  • Iraq
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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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

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

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.