China vs IDA & IBRD total: Teachers in primary education, male

China
1.97 million number
in 2019
IDA & IBRD total
9.82 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
IDA & IBRD total rank
1st

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • China
  • IDA & IBRD total
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 9.82 million number against 1.97 million number in China, a difference of 7.85 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 5.0 times China's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st of 196 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China IDA & IBRD total Difference Ahead
1970s 3.24 million number 7.05 million number 3.81 million number IDA & IBRD total
1980s 3.35 million number 8.27 million number 4.91 million number IDA & IBRD total
1990s 3.07 million number 8.84 million number 5.76 million number IDA & IBRD total
2000s 2.71 million number 9.36 million number 6.66 million number IDA & IBRD total
2010s 2.25 million number 9.90 million number 7.65 million number IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, China or IDA & IBRD total?
IDA & IBRD total, at 9.82 million number against 1.97 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between China and IDA & IBRD total?
7.85 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?
41 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
China ranks 2nd and IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st 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

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/