Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Finland or Romania?

Finland, at 5,485 number against 4,776 number in Romania as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Finland and Romania?

709 number, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?

21 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Finland vs Romania: Teachers in primary education, male

Finland

5,485 number

in 2018

Romania

4,776 number

in 2018

Finland rank

106th

Romania rank

109th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Finland
Romania

How they compare

Finland currently reports 5,485 number against 4,776 number in Romania, a difference of 709 number.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Romania ahead.

Finland ranks 106th and Romania ranks 109th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,702 number	10,443 number	3,741 number	Romania
2000s	6,015 number	7,758 number	1,743 number	Romania
2010s	5,428 number	5,760 number	332.62 number	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Finland or Romania?: Finland, at 5,485 number against 4,776 number in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Finland and Romania?: 709 number, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Finland and Romania rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Finland ranks 106th and Romania ranks 109th 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/