Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cameroon or Myanmar?

Cameroon, at 42,950 number against 42,940 number in Myanmar as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cameroon and Myanmar?

10 number, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?

29 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Cameroon vs Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, male

Cameroon

42,950 number

in 2019

Myanmar

42,940 number

in 2018

Cameroon rank

41st

Myanmar rank

42nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Cameroon
Myanmar

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 42,950 number against 42,940 number in Myanmar, a difference of 10 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Myanmar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 41st and Myanmar ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16,856 number	40,258 number	23,402 number	Myanmar
1980s	24,662 number	36,473 number	11,811 number	Myanmar
1990s	27,042 number	41,831 number	14,789 number	Myanmar
2000s	35,469 number	31,698 number	3,771 number	Cameroon
2010s	44,162 number	37,103 number	7,058 number	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cameroon or Myanmar?: Cameroon, at 42,950 number against 42,940 number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cameroon and Myanmar?: 10 number, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Cameroon ranks 41st and Myanmar ranks 42nd 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/