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

Laos, at 16,693 number against 14,705 number in Denmark as of 2019.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Denmark vs Laos: Teachers in primary education, male

Denmark

14,705 number

in 2018

Laos

16,693 number

in 2019

Denmark rank

78th

Laos rank

75th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Denmark
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 16,693 number against 14,705 number in Denmark, a difference of 1,988 number.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 78th and Laos ranks 75th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1980s	15,119 number	13,142 number	1,977 number	Denmark
1990s	13,742 number	14,003 number	261.4 number	Laos
2000s	14,004 number	15,589 number	1,584 number	Laos
2010s	14,070 number	16,877 number	2,807 number	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Denmark or Laos?: Laos, at 16,693 number against 14,705 number in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Denmark and Laos?: 1,988 number, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Laos?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Laos rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Denmark ranks 78th 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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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/