What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Euro area and Sri Lanka?

416,582 number, with Euro area ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sri Lanka?

13 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Euro area vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Euro area

438,139 number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

21,557 number

in 2018

Euro area rank

37th

Sri Lanka rank

38th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Euro area
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 438,139 number against 21,557 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 416,582 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 20.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	487,912 number	22,151 number	465,761 number	Euro area
2010s	439,480 number	23,741 number	415,738 number	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Euro area or Sri Lanka?: Euro area, at 438,139 number against 21,557 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Euro area and Sri Lanka?: 416,582 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sri Lanka?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Euro area and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Euro area ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 43 groups.
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/