Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Austria or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 2,813 number against 2,807 number in Austria as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lesotho?

42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.

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.

Austria vs Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male

Austria

2,807 number

in 2017

Lesotho

2,813 number

in 2017

Austria rank

123rd

Lesotho rank

122nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Austria
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2,813 number against 2,807 number in Austria, a difference of 6 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 123rd and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 196 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	7,892 number	1,313 number	6,579 number	Austria
1980s	6,535 number	1,318 number	5,218 number	Austria
1990s	5,412 number	1,526 number	3,886 number	Austria
2000s	2,947 number	2,268 number	679 number	Austria
2010s	2,753 number	2,697 number	55.82 number	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Austria or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 2,813 number against 2,807 number in Austria as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Austria and Lesotho?: 6 number, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Lesotho?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Austria and Lesotho rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Austria ranks 123rd and Lesotho ranks 122nd 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/