Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Algeria or Zambia?

Algeria, at 40,716 number against 38,692 number in Zambia as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Algeria and Zambia?

2,024 number, with Algeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zambia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Algeria vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male

Algeria

40,716 number

in 2019

Zambia

38,692 number

in 2017

Algeria rank

47th

Zambia rank

49th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Algeria
Zambia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 40,716 number against 38,692 number in Zambia, a difference of 2,024 number.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	34,912 number	9,661 number	25,251 number	Algeria
1980s	69,254 number	15,533 number	53,720 number	Algeria
1990s	93,958 number	20,086 number	73,872 number	Algeria
2000s	85,527 number	21,854 number	63,673 number	Algeria
2010s	56,047 number	32,286 number	23,761 number	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Algeria or Zambia?: Algeria, at 40,716 number against 38,692 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Algeria and Zambia?: 2,024 number, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Algeria and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Algeria ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th 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/