Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Peru?

Afghanistan, at 85,783 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2018.

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

15,995 number, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 Peru: Teachers in primary education, male

Afghanistan

85,783 number

in 2018

Peru

69,788 number

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

25th

Peru rank

28th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Afghanistan
Peru

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 85,783 number against 69,788 number in Peru, a difference of 15,995 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Peru ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Peru ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,659 number	58,406 number	41,747 number	Peru
2000s	80,656 number	64,739 number	15,917 number	Afghanistan
2010s	88,550 number	62,673 number	25,876 number	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Afghanistan or Peru?: Afghanistan, at 85,783 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Afghanistan and Peru?: 15,995 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Peru?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Peru rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Afghanistan ranks 25th and Peru 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: 07 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/