Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Poland or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 21,557 number against 21,292 number in Poland as of 2018.

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

265 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 2003 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.

Poland vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in lower secondary education, male

Poland

21,292 number

in 2018

Sri Lanka

21,557 number

in 2018

Poland rank

39th

Sri Lanka rank

38th

Teachers in lower secondary education, male over time

Poland
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 21,557 number against 21,292 number in Poland, a difference of 265 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 137 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	33,946 number	21,928 number	12,018 number	Poland
2010s	31,549 number	23,741 number	7,807 number	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, male, Poland or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 21,557 number against 21,292 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, male between Poland and Sri Lanka?: 265 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sri Lanka?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Poland and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, male?: Poland ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 38th 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/