Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Comoros or Lesotho?

Comoros, at 3,122 number against 2,813 number in Lesotho as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Comoros and Lesotho?

309 number, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?

11 years are reported by both, from 1972 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.

Comoros vs Lesotho: Teachers in primary education, male

Comoros

3,122 number

in 2018

Lesotho

2,813 number

in 2017

Comoros rank

120th

Lesotho rank

122nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Comoros
Lesotho

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 3,122 number against 2,813 number in Lesotho, a difference of 309 number.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lesotho ahead.

Comoros ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 122nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	421.5 number	1,416 number	994 number	Lesotho
1980s	1,352 number	1,342 number	10.5 number	Comoros
1990s	1,769 number	1,630 number	139 number	Comoros
2000s	2,090 number	2,239 number	148.67 number	Lesotho
2010s	3,544 number	2,746 number	797.33 number	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Comoros or Lesotho?: Comoros, at 3,122 number against 2,813 number in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Comoros and Lesotho?: 309 number, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Comoros ranks 120th and Lesotho ranks 122nd 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/