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

Myanmar, at 42,940 number against 41,876 number in Colombia as of 2018.

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

1,064 number, with Myanmar ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Colombia vs Myanmar: Teachers in primary education, male

Colombia

41,876 number

in 2017

Myanmar

42,940 number

in 2018

Colombia rank

44th

Myanmar rank

42nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Colombia
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 42,940 number against 41,876 number in Colombia, a difference of 1,064 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Myanmar ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and Myanmar ranks 42nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20,649 number	39,237 number	18,588 number	Myanmar
1980s	28,235 number	36,296 number	8,060 number	Myanmar
1990s	41,150 number	42,209 number	1,060 number	Myanmar
2000s	42,969 number	32,023 number	10,947 number	Colombia
2010s	41,358 number	35,644 number	5,714 number	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Colombia or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 42,940 number against 41,876 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Colombia and Myanmar?: 1,064 number, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Myanmar?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Myanmar rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Colombia ranks 44th 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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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/