What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Europe & Central Asia and Poland?

470,102 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Poland?

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Poland: Teachers in primary education, male

Europe & Central Asia

518,257 number

in 2019

Poland

48,155 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

Poland rank

36th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Europe & Central Asia
Poland

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 518,257 number against 48,155 number in Poland, a difference of 470,102 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 10.8 times Poland's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and Poland ranks 36th of 43 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	579,220 number	38,700 number	540,520 number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	522,775 number	34,591 number	488,183 number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Europe & Central Asia or Poland?: Europe & Central Asia, at 518,257 number against 48,155 number in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Europe & Central Asia and Poland?: 470,102 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Poland?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Poland rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th and Poland ranks 36th of 43 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: 21 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/