Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Chile or Laos?

Chile, at 16,882 number against 16,693 number in Laos as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Laos?

20 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.

Chile vs Laos: Teachers in primary education, male

Chile

16,882 number

in 2018

Laos

16,693 number

in 2019

Chile rank

74th

Laos rank

75th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Chile
Laos

How they compare

Chile currently reports 16,882 number against 16,693 number in Laos, a difference of 189 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Laos ahead.

Chile ranks 74th and Laos ranks 75th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,483 number	15,254 number	2,772 number	Laos
2000s	13,756 number	15,551 number	1,795 number	Laos
2010s	15,369 number	16,693 number	1,324 number	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Chile or Laos?: Chile, at 16,882 number against 16,693 number in Laos as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Chile and Laos?: 189 number, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Laos?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Chile and Laos rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Chile ranks 74th and Laos ranks 75th 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: 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/