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

Ghana
0.4077 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Nigeria
0.4489 units per square kilometre
in 2021
Ghana rank
35th
Nigeria rank
33rd

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

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.4489 units per square kilometre against 0.4077 units per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.0412 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.113 units per square kilometre 0.1141 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 0.1463 units per square kilometre 0.2308 units per square kilometre 0.0845 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.1993 units per square kilometre 0.2388 units per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.2419 units per square kilometre 0.2963 units per square kilometre 0.0543 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.3759 units per square kilometre 0.395 units per square kilometre 0.0192 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.4302 units per square kilometre 0.4155 units per square kilometre 0.0147 units per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Ghana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.4489 units per square kilometre against 0.4077 units per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Ghana and Nigeria?
0.0412 units per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 5,828 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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