Ghana vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Teachers in primary education, male

Ghana
96,150 number
in 2019
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
93,318 number
in 2017
Ghana rank
20th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
21st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119952019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 96,150 number against 93,318 number in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 2,832 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st of 196 countries.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1970s 25,453 number 67,249 number 41,796 number Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1980s 35,198 number 124,662 number 89,464 number Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1990s 46,067 number 140,049 number 93,982 number Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s 52,906 number 140,179 number 87,273 number Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s 86,182 number 98,324 number 12,143 number Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ghana or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Ghana, at 96,150 number against 93,318 number in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ghana and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
2,832 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do Ghana and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Ghana ranks 20th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 21st 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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About this data

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

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/