Iran vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Iran
1,958 number
in 2005
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
20,534 number
in 2019
Iran rank
38th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
38th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Iran
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 20,534 number against 1,958 number in Iran, a difference of 18,576 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.5 times Iran's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 178 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 21 number 21,553 number 21,532 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 6.86 number 31,050 number 31,043 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 36.5 number 29,236 number 29,200 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 1,304 number 22,491 number 21,187 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Iran or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 20,534 number against 1,958 number in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
18,576 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2005.
How do Iran and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?
Iran ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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

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/