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

2,174 number, with Guinea ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1975 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 Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male

Australia

23,978 number

in 1997

Guinea

26,152 number

in 2016

Australia rank

65th

Guinea rank

62nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Australia
Guinea

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 26,152 number against 23,978 number in Australia, a difference of 2,174 number.

That makes Guinea'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 Guinea ranks 62nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23,847 number	4,458 number	19,388 number	Australia
1980s	26,771 number	6,153 number	20,618 number	Australia
1990s	24,734 number	7,800 number	16,934 number	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Australia or Guinea?: Guinea, at 26,152 number against 23,978 number in Australia as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Australia and Guinea?: 2,174 number, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Guinea?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1997.
How do Australia and Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Australia ranks 65th and Guinea ranks 62nd 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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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/