What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Bangladesh and Pakistan?

5,348 number, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Teachers in primary education, male

Bangladesh

223,255 number

in 2018

Pakistan

228,603 number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

8th

Pakistan rank

7th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 228,603 number against 223,255 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 5,348 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	152,495 number	82,800 number	69,695 number	Bangladesh
1980s	161,054 number	119,620 number	41,434 number	Bangladesh
1990s	152,781 number	140,503 number	12,278 number	Bangladesh
2000s	213,095 number	241,114 number	28,019 number	Pakistan
2010s	214,919 number	227,956 number	13,036 number	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 228,603 number against 223,255 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 5,348 number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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: 21 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/