What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Greece and Papua New Guinea?

1,736 number, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?

21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.

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 Papua New Guinea: Teachers in primary education, male

Greece

19,892 number

in 2018

Papua New Guinea

18,156 number

in 2016

Greece rank

69th

Papua New Guinea rank

72nd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Greece
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Greece currently reports 19,892 number against 18,156 number in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,736 number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 69th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd of 196 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	16,554 number	5,986 number	10,567 number	Greece
1980s	19,531 number	8,133 number	11,398 number	Greece
1990s	20,139 number	9,231 number	10,908 number	Greece
2010s	19,907 number	18,156 number	1,751 number	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Greece or Papua New Guinea?: Greece, at 19,892 number against 18,156 number in Papua New Guinea as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Greece and Papua New Guinea?: 1,736 number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Papua New Guinea?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Greece and Papua New Guinea rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Greece ranks 69th and Papua New Guinea ranks 72nd 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/