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

3,094 number, with Nepal ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.

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 Nepal: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan

37,455 number

in 2018

Nepal

40,549 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

30th

Nepal rank

27th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 40,549 number against 37,455 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 3,094 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Nepal ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Nepal ranks 27th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20,546 number	22,303 number	1,758 number	Nepal
2010s	30,785 number	36,222 number	5,438 number	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Nepal?: Nepal, at 40,549 number against 37,455 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Nepal?: 3,094 number, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 30th and Nepal ranks 27th 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/