Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Teachers in primary education, male

Bangladesh
223,255 number
in 2018
Nigeria
297,374 number
in 2010
Bangladesh rank
8th
Nigeria rank
5th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197019942018

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 297,374 number against 223,255 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 74,119 number.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 140,875 number 97,565 number 43,310 number Bangladesh
1980s 160,642 number 195,918 number 35,275 number Nigeria
1990s 152,781 number 189,499 number 36,718 number Nigeria
2000s 216,071 number 271,986 number 55,915 number Nigeria
2010s 200,743 number 297,374 number 96,631 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 297,374 number against 223,255 number in Bangladesh as of 2010.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
74,119 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2010.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th 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/