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

Brazil, at 91,951 number against 87,225 number in Viet Nam as of 2018.

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

4,726 number, with Brazil ahead.

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

18 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 Viet Nam: Teachers in primary education, male

Brazil

91,951 number

in 2018

Viet Nam

87,225 number

in 2019

Brazil rank

22nd

Viet Nam rank

24th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Brazil
Viet Nam

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 91,951 number against 87,225 number in Viet Nam, a difference of 4,726 number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Brazil ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	59,607 number	75,694 number	16,087 number	Viet Nam
2000s	79,199 number	77,497 number	1,702 number	Brazil
2010s	81,578 number	86,518 number	4,940 number	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Brazil or Viet Nam?: Brazil, at 91,951 number against 87,225 number in Viet Nam as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Brazil and Viet Nam?: 4,726 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Viet Nam?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Viet Nam rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Brazil ranks 22nd and Viet Nam ranks 24th 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: 21 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/