What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Italy?

2,446 number, with Italy ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Afghanistan vs Italy: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan

37,455 number

in 2018

Italy

39,901 number

in 2018

Afghanistan rank

30th

Italy rank

28th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 39,901 number against 37,455 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,446 number.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Italy ranks 28th of 137 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17,021 number	46,219 number	29,198 number	Italy
2010s	35,969 number	39,297 number	3,328 number	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Italy?: Italy, at 39,901 number against 37,455 number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Italy?: 2,446 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Italy?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Italy rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 30th and Italy ranks 28th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower 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 lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,917 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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