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

2,368 number, with Zambia ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.

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.

Argentina vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male

Argentina

36,324 number

in 2008

Zambia

38,692 number

in 2017

Argentina rank

52nd

Zambia rank

49th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Argentina
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 38,692 number against 36,324 number in Argentina, a difference of 2,368 number.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 49th of 196 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	14,458 number	10,983 number	3,475 number	Argentina
1980s	17,843 number	15,533 number	2,310 number	Argentina
1990s	27,612 number	18,069 number	9,543 number	Argentina
2000s	35,110 number	21,854 number	13,255 number	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Argentina or Zambia?: Zambia, at 38,692 number against 36,324 number in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Argentina and Zambia?: 2,368 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Argentina and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Argentina ranks 52nd 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/