Ghana vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita

Ghana
0.0018 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0019 units per person
in 2021
Ghana rank
55th
Nigeria rank
53rd

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita over time

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 55th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0024 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0008 units per person Ghana
1980s 0.0025 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0027 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0007 units per person Ghana
2000s 0.0025 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0006 units per person Ghana
2010s 0.003 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0011 units per person Ghana
2020s 0.003 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0013 units per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita, Ghana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
0.0001 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Ghana ranks 55th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 6,053 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.