Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Belgium or Italy?

Italy, at 1,469 number against 1,239 number in Belgium as of 2018.

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belgium vs Italy: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Belgium

1,239 number

in 2018

Italy

1,469 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

48th

Italy rank

46th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Belgium
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1,469 number against 1,239 number in Belgium, a difference of 230 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 48th and Italy ranks 46th of 178 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 number	0 number	0 number	—
1990s	287 number	564.5 number	277.5 number	Italy
2010s	1,167 number	1,723 number	556.17 number	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Belgium or Italy?: Italy, at 1,469 number against 1,239 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Belgium and Italy?: 230 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Belgium ranks 48th and Italy ranks 46th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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/