Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Canada or Euro area?

Euro area, at 211,674 number against 45,037 number in Canada as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Canada and Euro area?

166,637 number, with Euro area ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?

11 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2000.

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.

Canada vs Euro area: Teachers in primary education, male

Canada

45,037 number

in 2000

Euro area

211,674 number

in 2019

Canada rank

38th

Euro area rank

37th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Canada
Euro area

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 211,674 number against 45,037 number in Canada, a difference of 166,637 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 4.7 times Canada's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 38th and Euro area ranks 37th of 196 countries.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Euro area	Difference	Ahead
1980s	47,810 number	279,168 number	231,358 number	Euro area
1990s	48,680 number	245,416 number	196,736 number	Euro area
2000s	45,037 number	243,491 number	198,454 number	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Canada or Euro area?: Euro area, at 211,674 number against 45,037 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Canada and Euro area?: 166,637 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Euro area?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2000.
How do Canada and Euro area rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Canada ranks 38th and Euro area ranks 37th 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/