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

5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

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

Afghanistan vs Iraq: Teachers in secondary education, male

Afghanistan

59,310 number

in 2018

Iraq

67,221 number

in 2007

Afghanistan rank

44th

Iraq rank

41st

Teachers in secondary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 67,221 number against 59,310 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 7,911 number.

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

Across all 5 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 44th and Iraq ranks 41st of 190 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,067 number	9,818 number	3,751 number	Iraq
1990s	5,926 number	27,096 number	21,170 number	Iraq
2000s	23,764 number	67,221 number	43,457 number	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Iraq?: Iraq, at 67,221 number against 59,310 number in Afghanistan as of 2007.
What is the difference in teachers in secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Iraq?: 7,911 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for teachers in secondary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 44th and Iraq ranks 41st of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/