What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and IDA blend?

847,608 number, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?

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 IDA blend: Teachers in primary education, male

Afghanistan

85,783 number

in 2018

IDA blend

933,391 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

25th

IDA blend rank

25th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Afghanistan
IDA blend

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 933,391 number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 847,608 number.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 10.9 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and IDA blend ranks 25th of 196 countries.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	IDA blend	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13,614 number	269,064 number	255,450 number	IDA blend
1980s	7,525 number	513,181 number	505,656 number	IDA blend
1990s	13,012 number	587,162 number	574,150 number	IDA blend
2000s	80,656 number	691,136 number	610,480 number	IDA blend
2010s	88,550 number	838,773 number	750,223 number	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or IDA blend?: IDA blend, at 933,391 number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 847,608 number, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA blend?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and IDA blend rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 25th and IDA blend ranks 25th 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/