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

Tunisia, at 25,660 number against 23,978 number in Australia as of 2018.

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

1,682 number, with Tunisia ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1976 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 Tunisia: Teachers in primary education, male

Australia

23,978 number

in 1997

Tunisia

25,660 number

in 2018

Australia rank

65th

Tunisia rank

63rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Australia
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 25,660 number against 23,978 number in Australia, a difference of 1,682 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 65th and Tunisia ranks 63rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,919 number	18,248 number	6,672 number	Australia
1980s	26,771 number	23,772 number	2,999 number	Australia
1990s	24,734 number	29,698 number	4,964 number	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Australia or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 25,660 number against 23,978 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Australia and Tunisia?: 1,682 number, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tunisia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1997.
How do Australia and Tunisia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Australia ranks 65th and Tunisia ranks 63rd 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/