East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turkey: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.00 million number
in 2019
Turkey
113,080 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th
Turkey rank
15th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Turkey
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.00 million number against 113,080 number in Turkey, a difference of 2.89 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 26.6 times Turkey's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 15th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 3.89 million number 103,676 number 3.79 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 4.36 million number 125,537 number 4.24 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 4.12 million number 132,559 number 3.99 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 3.31 million number 122,068 number 3.19 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Turkey?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.00 million number against 113,080 number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
2.89 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey?
26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turkey rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 15th of 45 groups.
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/