Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Japan or Poland?

Japan, at 2,317 number against 2,222 number in Poland as of 2005.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2005.

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.

Japan vs Poland: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Japan

2,317 number

in 2005

Poland

2,222 number

in 2018

Japan rank

33rd

Poland rank

34th

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Japan
Poland

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2,317 number against 2,222 number in Poland, a difference of 95 number.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 34th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12,310 number	874.2 number	11,436 number	Japan
1980s	12,819 number	961 number	11,858 number	Japan
2000s	2,158 number	1,372 number	785.5 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Japan or Poland?: Japan, at 2,317 number against 2,222 number in Poland as of 2005.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Japan and Poland?: 95 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2005.
How do Japan and Poland rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Japan ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 34th 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: 07 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/