Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: Teachers in primary education, male

Bangladesh
223,255 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
3.26 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
8th
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 3.26 million number against 223,255 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.03 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 196 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 160,636 number 4.25 million number 4.09 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 161,054 number 4.68 million number 4.52 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 152,781 number 4.53 million number 4.38 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 213,095 number 3.91 million number 3.70 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 214,919 number 3.55 million number 3.34 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 3.26 million number against 223,255 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
3.03 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
28 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th 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

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/