What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ghana and IDA only?

2.38 million number, with IDA only ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Ghana vs IDA only: Teachers in primary education, male

Ghana

96,150 number

in 2019

IDA only

2.47 million number

in 2019

Ghana rank

20th

IDA only rank

18th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Ghana
IDA only

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 2.47 million number against 96,150 number in Ghana, a difference of 2.38 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 25.7 times Ghana's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 20th and IDA only ranks 18th of 196 countries.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26,129 number	705,595 number	679,466 number	IDA only
1980s	33,213 number	884,169 number	850,956 number	IDA only
1990s	45,376 number	1.11 million number	1.07 million number	IDA only
2000s	58,898 number	1.55 million number	1.49 million number	IDA only
2010s	85,474 number	2.20 million number	2.12 million number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ghana or IDA only?: IDA only, at 2.47 million number against 96,150 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ghana and IDA only?: 2.38 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and IDA only?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Ghana and IDA only rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Ghana ranks 20th and IDA only ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/