Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Australia or Burundi?

Burundi, at 25,611 number against 23,978 number in Australia as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Australia and Burundi?

1,633 number, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burundi?

16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1993.

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.

Australia vs Burundi: Teachers in primary education, male

Australia

23,978 number

in 1997

Burundi

25,611 number

in 2019

Australia rank

65th

Burundi rank

64th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Australia
Burundi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 25,611 number against 23,978 number in Australia, a difference of 1,633 number.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 65th and Burundi ranks 64th of 196 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25,106 number	2,712 number	22,394 number	Australia
1980s	26,924 number	3,473 number	23,451 number	Australia
1990s	25,298 number	5,236 number	20,062 number	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Australia or Burundi?: Burundi, at 25,611 number against 23,978 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Australia and Burundi?: 1,633 number, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burundi?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1993.
How do Australia and Burundi rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Australia ranks 65th and Burundi ranks 64th 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/