Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Belgium or Norway?

Norway, at 13,463 number against 12,743 number in Belgium as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?

7 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.

Belgium vs Norway: Teachers in primary education, male

Belgium

12,743 number

in 2018

Norway

13,463 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

80th

Norway rank

79th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Belgium
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 13,463 number against 12,743 number in Belgium, a difference of 720 number.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 80th and Norway ranks 79th of 196 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22,639 number	7,772 number	14,867 number	Belgium
2010s	12,667 number	12,523 number	143.3 number	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Belgium or Norway?: Norway, at 13,463 number against 12,743 number in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Belgium and Norway?: 720 number, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Belgium ranks 80th and Norway ranks 79th 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/