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

Australia, at 23,978 number against 21,571 number in Cambodia as of 1997.

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

2,407 number, with Australia ahead.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1997.

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 Cambodia: Teachers in primary education, male

Australia

23,978 number

in 1997

Cambodia

21,571 number

in 2019

Australia rank

65th

Cambodia rank

67th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Australia
Cambodia

How they compare

Australia currently reports 23,978 number against 21,571 number in Cambodia, a difference of 2,407 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 65th and Cambodia ranks 67th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Cambodia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26,070 number	17,064 number	9,006 number	Australia
1980s	26,031 number	26,241 number	209.33 number	Cambodia
1990s	24,518 number	26,504 number	1,986 number	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Australia or Cambodia?: Australia, at 23,978 number against 21,571 number in Cambodia as of 1997.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Australia and Cambodia?: 2,407 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cambodia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1997.
How do Australia and Cambodia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Australia ranks 65th and Cambodia ranks 67th 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/