Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Ghana or Nigeria?

Ghana, at 94,311 number against 79,469 number in Nigeria as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Ghana and Nigeria?

14,842 number, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?

6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Nigeria: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Ghana

94,311 number

in 2019

Nigeria

79,469 number

in 2010

Ghana rank

14th

Nigeria rank

17th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 94,311 number against 79,469 number in Nigeria, a difference of 14,842 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 137 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46,198 number	68,358 number	22,159 number	Nigeria
2010s	60,792 number	79,469 number	18,677 number	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Ghana or Nigeria?: Ghana, at 94,311 number against 79,469 number in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Ghana and Nigeria?: 14,842 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Ghana ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 17th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/