Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Eritrea or Ireland?

Eritrea, at 5,505 number against 4,874 number in Ireland as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Eritrea and Ireland?

631 number, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ireland?

19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2012.

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.

Eritrea vs Ireland: Teachers in primary education, male

Eritrea

5,505 number

in 2018

Ireland

4,874 number

in 2012

Eritrea rank

105th

Ireland rank

108th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Eritrea
Ireland

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 5,505 number against 4,874 number in Ireland, a difference of 631 number.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Ireland ahead.

Eritrea ranks 105th and Ireland ranks 108th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,743 number	3,646 number	1,903 number	Ireland
1990s	2,946 number	3,590 number	644 number	Ireland
2000s	4,446 number	4,440 number	5.17 number	Eritrea
2010s	4,628 number	4,892 number	263.67 number	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Eritrea or Ireland?: Eritrea, at 5,505 number against 4,874 number in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Eritrea and Ireland?: 631 number, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ireland?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2012.
How do Eritrea and Ireland rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Eritrea ranks 105th and Ireland ranks 108th 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/