Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Brazil or Ghana?

Ghana, at 96,150 number against 91,951 number in Brazil as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Brazil and Ghana?

4,199 number, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Brazil vs Ghana: Teachers in primary education, male

Brazil

91,951 number

in 2018

Ghana

96,150 number

in 2019

Brazil rank

22nd

Ghana rank

20th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Brazil
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 96,150 number against 91,951 number in Brazil, a difference of 4,199 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 20th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	59,607 number	54,810 number	4,797 number	Brazil
2000s	79,199 number	59,908 number	19,291 number	Brazil
2010s	82,543 number	84,288 number	1,745 number	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Brazil or Ghana?: Ghana, at 96,150 number against 91,951 number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Brazil and Ghana?: 4,199 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Brazil ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 20th 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/