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

Arab World, at 870,261 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2019.

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

800,473 number, with Arab World ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.

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.

Arab World vs Peru: Teachers in primary education, male

Arab World

870,261 number

in 2019

Peru

69,788 number

in 2019

Arab World rank

27th

Peru rank

28th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Arab World
Peru

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 870,261 number against 69,788 number in Peru, a difference of 800,473 number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 12.5 times Peru's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 27th and Peru ranks 28th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1970s	414,611 number	35,689 number	378,922 number	Arab World
1980s	456,727 number	36,869 number	419,858 number	Arab World
1990s	715,945 number	61,838 number	654,107 number	Arab World
2000s	814,386 number	61,739 number	752,648 number	Arab World
2010s	887,388 number	63,778 number	823,610 number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Arab World or Peru?: Arab World, at 870,261 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Arab World and Peru?: 800,473 number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Peru?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Peru rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Arab World ranks 27th and Peru ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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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About this data

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/