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

13,324 number, with Iraq ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1993.

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 Türkiye: Teachers in primary education, female

Iraq

197,420 number

in 2007

Türkiye

184,096 number

in 2018

Iraq rank

22nd

Türkiye rank

25th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Iraq
Türkiye

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 197,420 number against 184,096 number in Türkiye, a difference of 13,324 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 22nd and Türkiye ranks 25th of 196 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23,935 number	61,210 number	37,274 number	Türkiye
1980s	70,655 number	88,838 number	18,183 number	Türkiye
1990s	89,781 number	99,366 number	9,586 number	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Iraq or Türkiye?: Iraq, at 197,420 number against 184,096 number in Türkiye as of 2007.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Iraq and Türkiye?: 13,324 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Türkiye?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1993.
How do Iraq and Türkiye rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Iraq ranks 22nd and Türkiye 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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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.