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

222 number, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

7 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 Thailand: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Afghanistan

37,455 number

in 2018

Thailand

37,233 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

30th

Thailand rank

31st

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Thailand

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 37,455 number against 37,233 number in Thailand, a difference of 222 number.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 31st of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20,546 number	59,666 number	39,120 number	Thailand
2010s	31,252 number	45,010 number	13,758 number	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Afghanistan or Thailand?: Afghanistan, at 37,455 number against 37,233 number in Thailand as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Afghanistan and Thailand?: 222 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 31st 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/