Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ghana or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 110,287 number against 96,150 number in Ghana as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ghana and Saudi Arabia?

14,137 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saudi Arabia?

15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.

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.

Ghana vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in primary education, male

Ghana

96,150 number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

110,287 number

in 2019

Ghana rank

20th

Saudi Arabia rank

17th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Ghana
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 110,287 number against 96,150 number in Ghana, a difference of 14,137 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	29,507 number	27,783 number	1,724 number	Ghana
2000s	70,032 number	138,695 number	68,664 number	Saudi Arabia
2010s	85,474 number	142,452 number	56,977 number	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Ghana or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 110,287 number against 96,150 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Ghana and Saudi Arabia?: 14,137 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saudi Arabia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Ghana ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th 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: 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/