Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Chad or South Korea?

South Korea, at 37,017 number against 36,299 number in Chad as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Chad and South Korea?

718 number, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Korea?

27 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Chad vs South Korea: Teachers in primary education, male

Chad

36,299 number

in 2019

South Korea

37,017 number

in 2018

Chad rank

53rd

South Korea rank

51st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Chad
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 37,017 number against 36,299 number in Chad, a difference of 718 number.

Across all 27 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 53rd and South Korea ranks 51st of 196 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,660 number	71,357 number	68,696 number	South Korea
1980s	5,249 number	71,004 number	65,755 number	South Korea
1990s	8,784 number	57,652 number	48,868 number	South Korea
2000s	16,233 number	36,314 number	20,080 number	South Korea
2010s	31,945 number	36,187 number	4,242 number	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Chad or South Korea?: South Korea, at 37,017 number against 36,299 number in Chad as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Chad and South Korea?: 718 number, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Korea?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Chad and South Korea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Chad ranks 53rd and South Korea ranks 51st 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/