Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Benin or Zambia?

Benin, at 39,187 number against 38,692 number in Zambia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Benin vs Zambia: Teachers in primary education, male

Benin

39,187 number

in 2019

Zambia

38,692 number

in 2017

Benin rank

48th

Zambia rank

49th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Benin
Zambia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 39,187 number against 38,692 number in Zambia, a difference of 495 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.

Benin ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 49th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,628 number	11,556 number	7,928 number	Zambia
1980s	9,001 number	15,533 number	6,532 number	Zambia
1990s	11,077 number	19,714 number	8,637 number	Zambia
2000s	20,891 number	21,131 number	239.67 number	Zambia
2010s	36,277 number	32,286 number	3,991 number	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Benin or Zambia?: Benin, at 39,187 number against 38,692 number in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Benin and Zambia?: 495 number, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Benin ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 49th 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/