What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Arab World?

784,478 number, with Arab World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?

22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Afghanistan vs Arab World: Teachers in primary education, male

Afghanistan

85,783 number

in 2018

Arab World

870,261 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

25th

Arab World rank

26th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Arab World

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 870,261 number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 784,478 number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 10.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Arab World ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Arab World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13,614 number	326,920 number	313,306 number	Arab World
1980s	7,525 number	650,674 number	643,149 number	Arab World
1990s	13,012 number	671,747 number	658,735 number	Arab World
2000s	80,656 number	848,742 number	768,086 number	Arab World
2010s	88,550 number	887,677 number	799,127 number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Arab World?: Arab World, at 870,261 number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Arab World?: 784,478 number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Arab World?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Arab World rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 25th and Arab World ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/