Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ethiopia or Japan?

Ethiopia, at 162,990 number against 134,400 number in Japan as of 2011.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ethiopia and Japan?

28,590 number, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?

28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1998.

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.

Ethiopia vs Japan: Teachers in primary education, male

Ethiopia

162,990 number

in 2011

Japan

134,400 number

in 2005

Ethiopia rank

11th

Japan rank

12th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Ethiopia
Japan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 162,990 number against 134,400 number in Japan, a difference of 28,590 number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th of 196 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18,205 number	179,576 number	161,371 number	Japan
1980s	35,945 number	203,163 number	167,218 number	Japan
1990s	59,108 number	172,721 number	113,613 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ethiopia or Japan?: Ethiopia, at 162,990 number against 134,400 number in Japan as of 2011.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ethiopia and Japan?: 28,590 number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1998.
How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Ethiopia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 12th 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/