Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, male

Afghanistan
85,783 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
864,804 number
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 864,804 number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan, a difference of 779,021 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 13,614 number 336,198 number 322,584 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 7,525 number 730,968 number 723,443 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 13,012 number 762,618 number 749,606 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 80,656 number 882,485 number 801,829 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 88,550 number 889,031 number 800,481 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 864,804 number against 85,783 number in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
779,021 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th 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/