Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq

Iraq: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0032 number per person in 2007. ▼ Falling

Latest (2007)
0.0032 number per person
Change on year
up 47.8%
World rank
14th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0038 number per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.0017 number per person
in 1999
Years of data
28
1971–2007

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq, 1971–2007

00.0010.0020.0030.0041971198920071971: 0.003 number per person1972: 0.003 number per person1973: 0.003 number per person1974: 0.003 number per person1975: 0.003 number per person1976: 0.004 number per person1977: 0.003 number per person1978: 0.004 number per person1979: 0.004 number per person1980: 0.004 number per person1981: 0.003 number per person1982: 0.004 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1986: 0.002 number per person1987: 0.003 number per person1988: 0.002 number per person1989: 0.002 number per person1991: 0.002 number per person1992: 0.002 number per person1993: 0.002 number per person1996: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2007: 0.003 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 0.0032 number per person for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in 2007.

The figure is up 47.8% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0038 number per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 number per person, in 1999.

That places Iraq 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq, 1971 to 2007.
Year number per person Change
1971 0.0033 number per person —
1972 0.0035 number per person +5.9%
1973 0.0033 number per person -3.1%
1974 0.0034 number per person +1.1%
1975 0.0031 number per person -7.5%
1976 0.0037 number per person +18.6%
1977 0.0034 number per person -9.2%
1978 0.0036 number per person +7.6%
1979 0.0038 number per person +3.5%
1980 0.0037 number per person -1.1%
1981 0.0035 number per person -6.7%
1982 0.0035 number per person +2.1%
1983 0.0031 number per person -13.6%
1984 0.0029 number per person -5.1%
1985 0.0027 number per person -6.9%
1986 0.0024 number per person -9.2%
1987 0.0025 number per person +2.9%
1988 0.0023 number per person -7.7%
1989 0.0023 number per person +0.2%
1991 0.0023 number per person -3.4%
1992 0.0019 number per person -16.5%
1993 0.0022 number per person +15.1%
1996 0.002 number per person -9.4%
1999 0.0017 number per person -14.4%
2000 0.0019 number per person +14.1%
2003 0.0023 number per person +19.4%
2004 0.0021 number per person -6.9%
2007 0.0032 number per person +47.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0034 number per person 0.0031 number per person 0.0038 number per person 9
1980s 0.0029 number per person 0.0023 number per person 0.0037 number per person 10
1990s 0.002 number per person 0.0017 number per person 0.0023 number per person 5
2000s 0.0024 number per person 0.0019 number per person 0.0032 number per person 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 11 East Timor 0.0035 number per person compare
  2. 12 Gabon 0.0034 number per person compare
  3. 13 Solomon Islands 0.0033 number per person compare
  4. 15 Benin 0.0031 number per person compare
  5. 16 Ghana 0.0031 number per person compare
  6. 17 French Polynesia 0.003 number per person compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Iraq was 0.0032 number per person in 2007, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.0038 number per person in 1979.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 number per person in 1999.
How does Iraq rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Iraq ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2007.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.