Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Germany or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 32,430 number against 31,000 number in Germany as of 2013.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Germany and Zimbabwe?

1,430 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zimbabwe?

9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.

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.

Germany vs Zimbabwe: Teachers in primary education, male

Germany

31,000 number

in 2018

Zimbabwe

32,430 number

in 2013

Germany rank

59th

Zimbabwe rank

57th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Germany
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 32,430 number against 31,000 number in Germany, a difference of 1,430 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Germany ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38,437 number	34,289 number	4,149 number	Germany
2000s	42,416 number	32,467 number	9,948 number	Germany
2010s	36,651 number	33,030 number	3,621 number	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Germany or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 32,430 number against 31,000 number in Germany as of 2013.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Germany and Zimbabwe?: 1,430 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zimbabwe?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Germany and Zimbabwe rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Germany ranks 59th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th 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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About this data

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/