Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Greece or Liberia?

Liberia, at 23,214 number against 19,892 number in Greece as of 2017.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Greece and Liberia?

3,322 number, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Liberia?

7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

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.

Greece vs Liberia: Teachers in primary education, male

Greece

19,892 number

in 2018

Liberia

23,214 number

in 2017

Greece rank

69th

Liberia rank

66th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Greece
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 23,214 number against 19,892 number in Greece, a difference of 3,322 number.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 69th and Liberia ranks 66th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20,582 number	6,852 number	13,730 number	Greece
2000s	21,936 number	15,210 number	6,726 number	Greece
2010s	19,888 number	22,280 number	2,392 number	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Greece or Liberia?: Liberia, at 23,214 number against 19,892 number in Greece as of 2017.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Greece and Liberia?: 3,322 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Liberia?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Greece and Liberia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Greece ranks 69th and Liberia ranks 66th 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/