Afghanistan vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Teachers in primary education, male (number)

Afghanistan
85,783 number
in 2018
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1.97 million number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
22nd

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 1.97 million number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.89 million number.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 23.0 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 196 countries.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 13,614 number 341,264 number 327,650 number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 7,525 number 609,632 number 602,107 number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 13,012 number 689,231 number 676,219 number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 80,656 number 1.33 million number 1.25 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 88,550 number 1.73 million number 1.64 million number Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 1.97 million number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
1.89 million number, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd 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

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/