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

Belgium, at 12,743 number against 12,552 number in Sweden as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Belgium and Sweden?

191 number, with Belgium ahead.

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

17 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 Sweden: Teachers in primary education, male

Belgium

12,743 number

in 2018

Sweden

12,552 number

in 2018

Belgium rank

80th

Sweden rank

82nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 12,743 number against 12,552 number in Sweden, a difference of 191 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22,210 number	6,412 number	15,798 number	Belgium
1990s	17,112 number	13,504 number	3,607 number	Belgium
2000s	13,125 number	11,735 number	1,390 number	Belgium
2010s	12,613 number	13,527 number	913.78 number	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 12,743 number against 12,552 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Belgium and Sweden?: 191 number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Belgium ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 82nd 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/