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

Australia, at 23,978 number against 20,069 number in Libya as of 1997.

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

3,909 number, with Australia ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1981.

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 Libya: Teachers in primary education, male

Australia

23,978 number

in 1997

Libya

20,069 number

in 1983

Australia rank

65th

Libya rank

68th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Australia
Libya

How they compare

Australia currently reports 23,978 number against 20,069 number in Libya, a difference of 3,909 number.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 65th and Libya ranks 68th of 196 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25,261 number	15,481 number	9,780 number	Australia
1980s	27,422 number	19,431 number	7,991 number	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Australia or Libya?: Australia, at 23,978 number against 20,069 number in Libya as of 1997.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Australia and Libya?: 3,909 number, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1981.
How do Australia and Libya rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Australia ranks 65th and Libya ranks 68th 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/