Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Bulgaria or Maldives?

Bulgaria, at 1,297 number against 1,229 number in Maldives as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Bulgaria and Maldives?

68 number, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Bulgaria vs Maldives: Teachers in primary education, male

Bulgaria

1,297 number

in 2018

Maldives

1,229 number

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

140th

Maldives rank

143rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Bulgaria
Maldives

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,297 number against 1,229 number in Maldives, a difference of 68 number.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 140th and Maldives ranks 143rd of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,576 number	1,170 number	1,406 number	Bulgaria
2000s	1,411 number	1,098 number	312.5 number	Bulgaria
2010s	927 number	1,057 number	129.88 number	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Bulgaria or Maldives?: Bulgaria, at 1,297 number against 1,229 number in Maldives as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Bulgaria and Maldives?: 68 number, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Maldives?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bulgaria and Maldives rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Bulgaria ranks 140th and Maldives ranks 143rd 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/