Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Botswana or Kuwait?

Botswana, at 3,735 number against 3,578 number in Kuwait as of 2015.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Botswana and Kuwait?

157 number, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kuwait?

41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

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.

Botswana vs Kuwait: Teachers in primary education, male

Botswana

3,735 number

in 2015

Kuwait

3,578 number

in 2019

Botswana rank

116th

Kuwait rank

117th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Botswana
Kuwait

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3,735 number against 3,578 number in Kuwait, a difference of 157 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Botswana ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 117th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,213 number	2,582 number	1,369 number	Kuwait
1980s	1,578 number	3,328 number	1,750 number	Kuwait
1990s	2,355 number	2,948 number	592.25 number	Kuwait
2000s	2,764 number	2,350 number	413.7 number	Botswana
2010s	3,758 number	2,648 number	1,110 number	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Botswana or Kuwait?: Botswana, at 3,735 number against 3,578 number in Kuwait as of 2015.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Botswana and Kuwait?: 157 number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kuwait?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Kuwait rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Botswana ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 117th 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: 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/