Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ghana or Iraq?

Ghana, at 96,150 number against 89,470 number in Iraq as of 2019.

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

6,680 number, with Ghana ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2007.

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 Iraq: Teachers in primary education, male

Ghana

96,150 number

in 2019

Iraq

89,470 number

in 2007

Ghana rank

20th

Iraq rank

23rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Ghana
Iraq

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 96,150 number against 89,470 number in Iraq, a difference of 6,680 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iraq ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 23rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26,129 number	42,543 number	16,414 number	Iraq
1980s	33,213 number	44,650 number	11,437 number	Iraq
1990s	46,132 number	39,595 number	6,537 number	Ghana
2000s	56,347 number	64,116 number	7,770 number	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ghana or Iraq?: Ghana, at 96,150 number against 89,470 number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ghana and Iraq?: 6,680 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2007.
How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Ghana ranks 20th and Iraq ranks 23rd 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/