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

Ecuador, at 17,976 number against 16,693 number in Laos as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ecuador and Laos?

1,283 number, with Ecuador ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Ecuador vs Laos: Teachers in primary education, male (number)

Ecuador

17,976 number

in 2018

Laos

16,693 number

in 2019

Ecuador rank

73rd

Laos rank

75th

Teachers in primary education, male (number) over time

Ecuador
Laos

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 17,976 number against 16,693 number in Laos, a difference of 1,283 number.

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

Across all 37 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 75th of 196 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,035 number	7,096 number	3,939 number	Ecuador
1980s	17,089 number	12,177 number	4,912 number	Ecuador
1990s	23,218 number	14,111 number	9,107 number	Ecuador
2000s	26,269 number	15,602 number	10,666 number	Ecuador
2010s	22,219 number	16,693 number	5,526 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ecuador or Laos?: Ecuador, at 17,976 number against 16,693 number in Laos as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ecuador and Laos?: 1,283 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Ecuador ranks 73rd 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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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: 30 October 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/